Blog Category: Regulations
Historically the section of the Blue Ridge Parkway between its junction with NC State Highway 80 and Mount Mitchell State Park (Yancey County) has been an area heavily impacted by commercial galax poachers. Special coordinated law enforcement operations to detect, track, and apprehend those involved in this unlawful activity along this portion of the Parkway are ongoing. Conducted cooperatively among rangers and officers of the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Yancey and Buncombe County Sheriffs’ Offices, and Mount Mitchell State Park, these operations since mid-February 2008 have resulted in the arrest of ten individuals with prison times up to 6 months
Common Question:
When will campgrounds (or picnic areas and visitors centers) be open this year? Do you know when a restaurant (or lodges and gift shops) will be opening and closing this summer?
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Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel
The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for proposed vista management within high altitude Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel habitats along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI) in North Carolina.
The project area is in four locations at Craggy Gardens, Mt. Pisgah, the Graveyard Fields area to Richland Balsam, and Waterrock Knob. The project proposal is to set forth a long-term management strategy that would best protect and preserve Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel (CNFS) while providing for an enjoyable visitor experience of traveling the BLRI. The EA analyzes three alternatives: Read more »
The 2008 Spring Opening Dates and Hours of Operation are now up on Virtual Blue Ridge.
For a listing of Blue Ridge Parkway facilities such as campgrounds, picnic areas, and visitors centers, please visit:
2008 Blue Ridge Parkway facility hours of operations and opening dates
For a listing of Blue Ridge Parkway concessions such as restaurants, gift shops, and lodges, please visit:
2008 Blue Ridge Parkway concessions hours of operation and opening dates
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Bike Safely - Be Visible!
Imagine that it is almost dusk, the sun is low and suddenly you are challenged by a form in front of you that looks like a bicyclist, but is it?
Wearing colors that contrast with the surroundings are a must for Parkway riders. If you are one of the lucky ones to ride on the Parkway when the weather is perfect, you are always riding into and out of shadows.
WEAR BRIGHT COLORS TO HELP MOTORISTS IDENTIFY YOU FOR YOU YOU ARE!
One of the best additions to the cyclists armamentarium in recent years is the “blinky”. These LED (light emitting diodes) lights are magical for allowing motorist to see you up the road, even in bright sunlight. They send an instant message even to the near asleep end-to-ender Parkway thru driver that there is danger ahead.
WEAR A BLINKY!
