Blue Ridge Parkway

ASHEVILLE -- Visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway this holiday weekend might find themselves wading through knee-high weeds at overlooks to take in those famous views.  

Those traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway during the Memorial Day weekend are being warned that the speed limit has been reduced on a five-mile stretch around Asheville.  

This speed limit change is aimed at improving the safety of motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians through the Asheville corridor. In the past six years, the section of the Blue Ridge Parkway that runs through the Asheville area has seen a change ...  

The Blue Ridge Parkway is famous for a reason. It's a 469-mile stretch along the Blue Ridge, which is a mountain chain within the Appalachian Mountains. The mountains out west might be more grandeur, but I grew up in the Appalachians, so this drive has a special place in my heart. Contrast to the jagged, towering, snow-capped mountains you'll see in the western parts of the U.S., the Blue Ridge Mountains are subtler in their majesty. You'll...  

FROM BLUERIDGENOW.COM (online Hendersonville Times-News): The speed limit between Highway 74A and Highway 25 (Hendersonville Road) has been reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph, according to a U.S. Forest Service news release. This speed limit change is aimed at ...  

The speed limit will change between Highway 74A and Highway 25. Parkway officials say the speed limit change is aimed at improving safety, as more drivers choose to use the Parkway. According to a press release, there have been 144 wrecks on ...  

A motorcyclist was killed Friday morning in a multiple-vehicle collision on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County. Two other people were hospitalized with injuries from the crash. Crews were called just before 11 a.m. to mile marker 159.2, on Shooting ...  

The 500-page RomanticAsheville.com travel vacation guide has created three waterfall scenic driving tours to the Top 10 Waterfalls to enjoy in the Blue Ridge Mountains and along the Blue Ridge Parkway: For details and other waterfalls, along with a ...  

Ah, the Blue Ridge Parkway: Truly one of our national treasures. An incredible amount of scenery and natural history abound all along its length, and all year long. Although there is no “wrong” time to be on the Parkway—unless it’s snowing heavily--many people say that late spring is the best, mostly because of the amazing variety of blooming plants to see. This shrub is one of those plants.  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Blue Ridge Parkway officials will review safety procedures ... close to the edge of the overlook because he was steering around a trash bin. Another maintenance worker saw what happened. Stinnett says the safety review ...  

The summer traffic is still weeks away, but this year, the Blue Ridge Parkway is ahead of schedule. At the Iron Mine Hollow Overlook near the Peaks of Otter, for example, the rhodendendron are already showing their colors. Peter Givens is an ...  

New Virginia specialty license plates with a Blue Ridge Parkway theme are being distributed to motorists. The General Assembly approved legislation creating the plates in 2011. The plates began arriving on Monday after the Department of Motor Vehicles ...  

For several months, Virginia Ehrich received an average of five calls a week from people who wanted to know when they would be getting their Blue Ridge Parkway specialty license plates. After all, the General Assembly approved sale of the plates nearly 14 ...  

ASHEVILLE -- Buncombe County and the Blue Ridge Parkway will hold a series of meetings beginning Monday to get public comments on plans for a greenway system in the county and improvements along the parkway through Asheville.  

The National Park Service is seeking offers from interested parties for a 10-year concession contract to operate the Peaks of Otter Lodge along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The lodge overlooks Sharp Top Mountain and Abbott Lake near Bedford and ...