The National Park Service will reopen 30 campsites at the popular Julian Price Campground near Blowing Rock on Aug. 15 after crews worked across spring and summer to clear debris from Tropical Storm ...

ASHEVILLE — Camping fees may be increasing for certain front country and backcountry sites on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina. The National Park Service announced proposed fee changes ...

Blue Ridge Parkway staff will hold two town hall meetings to discuss possible fee increases in 2017. The current $16.00 per night camping fee at all Parkway campgrounds would be increased to $20.00, ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — The National Park Service is increasing its camping fees starting May 24, 2024, along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Channel 9′s Dave Faherty visited Julian Price and Linville Falls ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — One campground will suspend operations for the season. Due to staffing limitations, Otter Creek Campground, located at milepost 60.9, will suspend operations for the season on ...

The Otter Creek Campground at the Blue Ridge Parkway will be closing early this season due to staffing limitations. The park announced that it’ll be suspending operations for the campground, located ...

The National Park Service is excited to announce Project Parkway – Campground Cleanup on Saturday, April 21. The goal of this first-of-its-kind event is to rally Parkway lovers, volunteers, partners ...

The James River State Park is inviting outdoor enthusiasts for their annual Rooftop Tent Rally! This event is presented by ...

UPDATE: Blue Ridge Parkway officials are extending the temporary prohibition on tents and soft-sided campers at Mount Pisgah Campground until July 1, 2021, pending successful dissociation of active ...

It’s the twilight challenge that makes even emphatic backpackers yearn for the mattress back home: Bedtime beckons, but you can’t find a level piece of earth to foster sleep. The ground is too steep, ...

Tall, aromatic pines and firs and thin air (elevation averages 7500 feet) lend a High-Sierra feel to the north slope of Blue Ridge, which lies on a high divide of the San Gabriel Mountains near the ...