Blue Ridge Parkway
Roan Mountain Fire Restrictions
Fire restrictions are now in effect for the Roan Mountain area of Appalachian Ranger District due to heightened fire danger caused by Hurricane Helene. The fire restriction is in effect on all National Forest System land from Hughes Gap to Doll Flats on the Appalachian Trail.This…
Pisgah National Forest Driving Safety Alert
Please use caution as you travel in and around the Forest. We have a lot of heavy equipment and repair crews in the area working on roads damaged during Hurricane Helene. Up to 2,000 tons of gravel are being placed EVERY DAY on our Forest Service roads through the summer and fall. That's around 60…
Paint Rock Closure
Effective through May 1, 2035, certain National Forest System lands in the Paint Rock area, located on the Appalachian Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest and the Unaka Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest, will be closed to protect cultural resources.This closure is intended to…
Appalachian Trail Detour- Iron Mountain Gap
The Iron Mountain Gap detour is now in place to route hikers around the final remaining 6 miles of closed section of the Appalachian Trail from about a mile south of the destroyed Cherry Gap Shelter to about a mile north of Iron Mountain Gap (approx. NOBO mile 360.6 to 365.9). The detour is mapped…
Kings Mountain Point Fishing Pier Closure
The fishing pier at Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area on the Uwharrie National Forest is closed till further notice due to storm damage. The Day Use area remains open and the three smaller accessible fishing platforms are available for public use.
Pisgah Camping Limitations
The following act is prohibited within 1000 feet of a road open to public vehicle travel on the Pisgah Ranger District in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties in North Carolina.Camping is prohibited in any area not designated as a campsite depicted on the attached map. This…
Max Patch Restrictions
Restrictions on camping, fires, animals, aircraft and bicycles in Max Patch area.
Winter Weather Advisory issued March 2 at 9:40PM EST until March 3 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Additional snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Central Virginia Blue Ridge, and Augusta and Rockingham Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning commute.
Special Weather Statement issued March 2 at 6:01PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA
Light icing possible along the Blue Ridge Parkway overnight. Temperatures along the Blue Ridge Parkway are in the upper 20s to around 30. This will promote icing on elevated surfaces such as tree limbs and powerlines. Slick spots may also develop on bridges where the air can pass underneath and freeze the pavement. Temperatures are expected to remain nearly steady through the overnight...hovering near or just below freezing in the higher elevations, and above freezing in the lower elevations.
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Campgrounds
- Basin Cove Backcountry Camping
- Crabtree Falls Campground
- Doughton Park Campground
- Grandfather Mountain State Park
- Johns River Road Backcountry Camping
- Julian Price Campground
- Linville Falls Campground
- Mount Pisgah Campground
- Otter Creek Campground
- Peaks Of Otter Campground
- Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Camping
- Rocky Knob Campground
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