News from May 2012

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids In Parks Program to Open a TRACK Trail at the Blue Ridge Music Center

 The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in Parks program, in partnership with the National Park Service, celebrates June as the Great Outdoors Month by hosting the grand opening of a new TRACK Tr

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids In Parks program to Open a TRACK Trail at Peaks of Otter

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in Parks program, in partnership with the National Park Service, celebrates June as the Great Outdoors Month by hosting the grand opening of a new TRACK Tra

Blue Ridge Parkway Reduces Speed Limit Through Asheville Corridor

Effective immediately, the speed limit betweenHighway 74A and Highway 25 (Hendersonville Road) will be reduced from 45 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour.  This speed limit change is aimed at impr

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids In Parks program to Open Two New TRACK Trails in Partnership with Virginia State Parks

On Saturday, May 19th, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in Parks program will be celebrating the grand openings of two new TRACK Trails at Hungry Mother and Grayson Highlands Sta

Kids In Parks Opens 11 TRACK Trails in 3 States on National Kids to Parks Day

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in Parks program is celebrating the National Kids to Parks Day by opening 11 new trails in three different states, doubling the size of their TRACK Trails p

Blue Ridge Parkway Seeks Public Input for Official Trailhead and Access Locations

The Blue Ridge Parkway (Parkway) has partnered with Buncombe County’s Parks, Greenways and Recreation Services (BCPGRS) in the planning process of the Greenways and Trails Master Plan for the  coun

Blue Ridge Parkway Announces Concessions Business Opportunities

The National Park Service (NPS) has issued two prospectuses for concessions business opportunities along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The first is for offers for a 10-year concession contract to provide lodging, food and beverage, retail and other services at Peaks of Otter, Rocky Knob, and Doughton Park within the Blue Ridge Parkway. The second is for offers to provide craft sales and limited food and beverage services at the Folk Art Center within the Blue Ridge Parkway.