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BLOWING ROCK, NC (August 5, 2024) ⇒ The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and Waypoint Adventure are partnering to offer adaptive kayak training for volunteers and adventures for individuals with physical or mental disabilities in August at…

ASHEVILLE, NC (March 14, 2024) ⇒ North Carolina drivers raised $574,461 to enhance the Blue Ridge Parkway by purchasing or renewing the national park specialty license plate in 2023. It is the largest amount raised for the Blue Ridge…

ASHEVILLE, NC (February 8, 2022) - The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will explore the topic of Black History and the National Park Service during an online conversation 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 15, with Ajena Rogers, Supervisory Park…

BLOWING ROCK, NC (December 17, 2021) -- After 14 months of exterior renovations, Flat Top Manor, the centerpiece of Moses H. Cone Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway, once again gleams from its perch overlooking Bass Lake. Blue Ridge…

ASHEVILLE, NC (December 9, 2021)  -- The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is hosting a free webinar, “2021 Parkway Accomplishments,” at 11 a.m., Thursday, December 16. The 30-minute presentation will highlight projects completed this year on…

LAUREL SPRINGS, NC (April 13, 2021) -– The Bluffs Restaurant at Doughton Park will reopen on Thursday, May 27, with a new team managing operations. Heritage Dining and Events, LLC, led by Sharon Pinney and Chef John Gamradt of Boone, N.C.,…

ASHEVILLE, NC (March 23, 201) -- The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is offering a free webinar at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 6, to highlight how camera traps are used to study wildlife along the Blue Ridge Parkway.  In ecosystems around the…