The Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia is one of the few places that my loyal friend, Google Maps, has failed me. There is simply not enough cell phone service up in the mountains to rely on your ...

A map of the sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway where emergency repair and recovery work is underway as of February 2025. The map does not represent all areas where damaged occurred.

The Blue Ridge Parkway pulled in $1.4 billion in visitor spending in 2023, ... A map of the conservation easement which was announced by The Conservation Fund on Jan. 23, 2025.

But the Blue Ridge Mountains no longer look as vibrant as they once did. Through pollution, humans have added additional particles into the atmosphere of the region, worsening visibility overall.

That said, Blue Ridge Parkway is by no means the only place where people can enjoy the changing fall colors. Here are some options worth considering: Cades Cove.