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Blue Ridge Parkway recruiting natural resource protection & education volunteers
BOONE, ASHEVILLE, & WAYNESVILLE, NC – The National Park Service is recruiting interested volunteers to help educate park visitors about…
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325.5 million visits to national parks in 2023, 16.7 million visits to the Blue Ridge Parkway
NC/VA—This week, the National Park Service announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023,…
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Blue Ridge Parkway seeks public comment on changes to camping fee structure
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on proposed fee changes for camping and other associated fees on…
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Critical repairs to three Blue Ridge Parkway bridges start Monday January 29
SPARTA, NC – A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 222 to Milepost 230 will close on Monday,…
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Blue Ridge Parkway announces Blowing Rock sledding hill closure due to unsafe conditions
BLOWING ROCK, NC – Blue Ridge Parkway officials announced today that the area locally known as “Sled Hill,” near milepost 294.5,…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Implements Fire Ban
NC/VA – With increased fire danger in western North Carolina and southwest Virginia, the Blue Ridge Parkway is temporarily banning…
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FBI continues to seek information in a death along the Blue Ridge Parkway
It's been over four months since a Sparta man was found deceased along the Blue Ridge Parkway and the FBI…
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Blue Ridge Parkway hosts Overmountain Victory Celebration on September 14 – 16, 2023
(Spruce Pine, NC) – The 32nd annual Overmountain Victory Celebration will be held September 14 to 16, 2023, on the…
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Tourism to Blue Ridge Parkway contributes $1.3 billion to local economy
NC/VA – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 15,711,004 visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2022…
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Bridge maintenance projects move to four locations across the Blue Ridge Parkway
NC/VA – In the coming weeks, six bridges on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina will be part…
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