Visit WebsiteManaged by the National Park Service. Be sure to check out the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, Folk Art Center and Southern Highland Craft Guild while driving the parkway through the Asheville area.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is known for:
- Hiking
- Mountain & Road Biking
- Scenic Drives & Overlooks
- Picnicking
- Camping
- Fishing
- Berry picking
- Waterfalls
- Motorcycle rides
- Breathtaking sunsets and sunrises
- Open year-round (but often has seasonal closings due to weather or poor road conditions)
- Check website for closings
- Graveyard fields (great for berry picking)
- Mt. Pisgah/Frying Pan Tower
- Black Balsam
- Skinny Dip Falls
- Bent Creek
- Shining Rock Wilderness Area
- Sam Knob
- Cold Mountain
- Craggy Gardens
- Rattlesnake Lodge
- Devil's Courthouse
- Richland Balsam