HumpbackRocks:Therockissonamedforthevisualeffectofa"hump"itcreatesonthewesternfaceofthemountain.

WhetstoneRidge:ThistrailrunsalongWhetstoneRidgenearAdamsPeak,andalongSouthMountainRidgefollowinganoldtramwayfrompastloggingoperations.

BuenaVistaOverlook:ThebeautifulviewfromthisoverlookoffersalookatthemountaintownofBuenaVista.

JamesRiver:Virginia'slargestriver,flowingacrosstheentirestate.

RoanokeMountain:LocatedtwomilessouthoftheRoanokeRiverandonemileeastoftheBlueRidgeParkway.

BlueRidgeMusicCenter:Thesoundsofthefiddle,banjo,andguitararelikelytowelcomeyouwhenyouvisittheBlueRidgeMusicCenter.

DoughtonPark:Anareaofopenmeadows,idealforviewingwildlifeandvisitingnumeroushistoriclocations.

LinvilleFalls:ThemostpopularwaterfallintheBlueRidgeMountainsbecauseofitsaccessibilitytotheBlueRidgeParkway.

Mt.Pisgah:OneoftheshiningjewelsofLaneCounty,MountPisgahArboretumisa209-acrelivingtreemuseumopeneverydayoftheyear.

DevilsCourthouse:PresidesoversomeofthemostspectacularviewsintheBlueRidgeMountains.

Firstproposedinthe1920s,thebulkoftheBlueRidgeParkwaywasconstructedinmanystagesbetween1935and1967,duringwhichtimeitgrewfromanetworkoflocalroadstothecurrentroute,alongwhichbillboardsandcommercialtrafficarebothbanned.ThelastsectionnearLinnCoveViaductinNorthCarolinawascompletedinthemid-1980s.

TheJamesRiverVisitorCenter(434/299-5496)offersexhibitsandtrailsalongtheJamesRiverandKanawhaCanal.Thisisthelowestpointontheparkway,at649feet,andalsothejunctionwithUS-501,whichrunswestalongtheJamesRiverfor15milestoNaturalBridge.

Themostpopular—andmostdeveloped—stretchoftheparkway,thePeaksofOttersectionincludesavisitorscenter,gasstation,restaurant,andverypleasantlodge,openyear-round.Threepeaksriseaboveasmalllakeandgivegreatsunriseandsunsetviews;manygoodtrails,includingatwo-milelooptoFallingwaterCascades,letyouescapethesometimes-sizablecrowds.

TripLength:Roughly469

BestTimeToGo:Yearround.Bestinspringandfall.

WhatToWatchOutFor:Somesectionsoftheparkwaymaybeclosedinwinterduetosnowandice.

MustSeeNearbyAttractions:

BiltmoreEstate(Asheville,NC)

BlueRidgeMusicCenter(CumberlandKnob,NC)

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SoaringtothecrestsoftheancientAppalachians,America'slongestscenicdrive--bornasa"makework"projectduringtheGreatDepression--enticestravelerswithviewsofmistymountainsandverdantvalleysthathavescarcelychangedsincethedaysofDanielBoone.

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RoanokeValleyinVirginia'sBlueRidge

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DevilsCourthouse

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