Blue Ridge Parkway

Apr 21, 2026

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2 min read

National Park Service Announces Upcoming Work to Reduce Wildfire Risk on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Kenneth Reece

Blue Ridge Parkway

Apr 1, 2026

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1 min read

Ongoing Work to Reopen the Blue Ridge Parkway Between Mount Mitchell and Little Switzerland Expected to Be Complete by Late 2026

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Mar 5, 2026

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1 min read

Final phase of historic investment road project begins on the Blue Ridge Parkway

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Blue Ridge Parkway

Sep 18, 2025

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2 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway invites park neighbors and visitors to participate in service projects and programs marking both National Public Lands Day and Hurricane Helene milestone

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Sep 15, 2025

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2 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway opens 26-mile section from Asheville to Craggy Gardens

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Sep 9, 2025

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1 min read

Seven miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, from milepost 241.1 to 248.1, now open near Sparta, North Carolina

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Sep 2, 2025

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1 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway completes southernmost Helene recovery road project at milepost 422

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Aug 18, 2025

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1 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway opens eight miles of the Parkway near Sparta, North Carolina

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Aug 9, 2025

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1 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway opens Loop A at Julian Price Campground

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Aug 4, 2025

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1 min read

Multiple Blue Ridge Parkway projects advance near Boone, North Carolina

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Jul 21, 2025

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2 min read

Completion of road project opens 12-mile corridor on the Blue Ridge Parkway between Blowing Rock and Linville Falls, North Carolina

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Jun 11, 2025

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3 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway offers road project reminders for the 2025 visitor season

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

May 22, 2025

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1 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway transitions to summer operations this Memorial Day Weekend

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

May 21, 2025

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2 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway will be open in the High Country for the summer and fall of 2025

Blue Ridge Parkway/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Apr 21, 2025

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1 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway celebrates National Park Week 2025

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Blue Ridge Parkway

Apr 19, 2025

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1 min read

Fatality near Milepost 297/Boone Fork Trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Mar 27, 2025

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2 min read

Helene storm repair projects at Blue Ridge Parkway underway, Long-term storm recovery will require significant work to fully restore park resources

Blue Ridge Parkway/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Nov 25, 2024

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1 min read

Fatality near Milepost 296 on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Nov 6, 2024

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2 min read

National Park Service reopens 11-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina on November 6

Kenneth Reece

Blue Ridge Parkway

Oct 30, 2024

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1 min read

National Park Service continues hurricane recovery efforts as two southern sections of Blue Ridge Parkway reopen

Blue Ridge Parkway/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Oct 23, 2024

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2 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway reopens 20 miles near Blowing Rock, North Carolina on Wednesday, Oct. 23

Blue Ridge Parkway/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Oct 8, 2024

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2 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway Hurricane Helene Recovery Update – Tuesday, October 8

Blue Ridge Parkway/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Oct 5, 2024

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1 min read

NPS Blue Ridge Parkway Update – Saturday, October 5

Mike Litterst

Blue Ridge Parkway

Sep 16, 2024

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1 min read

Blue Ridge Parkway announces updates to major road maintenance project in northwest North Carolina

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

Aug 27, 2024

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1 min read

Tourism to Blue Ridge Parkway contributes $1,390,803,000 to local economy

Leesa Brandon/National Park Service

Blue Ridge Parkway

National Park Service Announces Upcoming Work to Reduce Wildfire Risk on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Ongoing Work to Reopen the Blue Ridge Parkway Between Mount Mitchell and Little Switzerland Expected to Be Complete by Late 2026

Final phase of historic investment road project begins on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway invites park neighbors and visitors to participate in service projects and programs marking both National Public Lands Day and Hurricane Helene milestone

Blue Ridge Parkway opens 26-mile section from Asheville to Craggy Gardens

Seven miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, from milepost 241.1 to 248.1, now open near Sparta, North Carolina

Blue Ridge Parkway completes southernmost Helene recovery road project at milepost 422

Blue Ridge Parkway opens eight miles of the Parkway near Sparta, North Carolina

Blue Ridge Parkway opens Loop A at Julian Price Campground

Multiple Blue Ridge Parkway projects advance near Boone, North Carolina

Completion of road project opens 12-mile corridor on the Blue Ridge Parkway between Blowing Rock and Linville Falls, North Carolina

Blue Ridge Parkway offers road project reminders for the 2025 visitor season

Blue Ridge Parkway transitions to summer operations this Memorial Day Weekend

Blue Ridge Parkway will be open in the High Country for the summer and fall of 2025

Blue Ridge Parkway celebrates National Park Week 2025

Fatality near Milepost 297/Boone Fork Trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Helene storm repair projects at Blue Ridge Parkway underway, Long-term storm recovery will require significant work to fully restore park resources

Fatality near Milepost 296 on the Blue Ridge Parkway

National Park Service reopens 11-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina on November 6

National Park Service continues hurricane recovery efforts as two southern sections of Blue Ridge Parkway reopen

Blue Ridge Parkway reopens 20 miles near Blowing Rock, North Carolina on Wednesday, Oct. 23

Blue Ridge Parkway Hurricane Helene Recovery Update – Tuesday, October 8

NPS Blue Ridge Parkway Update – Saturday, October 5

Blue Ridge Parkway announces updates to major road maintenance project in northwest North Carolina

Tourism to Blue Ridge Parkway contributes $1,390,803,000 to local economy

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