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The National Park Service has closed much of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
South of Asheville, the road is now closed from the French Broad River Overlook to its end at the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To the east and north of Asheville, the parkway is closed from US Route 74-A to Town Mountain Road, and then again from Ox Creek to Mount Mitchell.
The Park Service says the closures are to help national, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Visitor centers, picnic areas, public restrooms, and campgrounds had already been closed on the parkway. On Tuesday, the U.S. Forest Service closed many popular recreations spots and trails in the Pisgah National Forest.
CLOSURES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IN NORTH CAROLINA
MP 292 - 294.5 | Road closed near Blowing Rock, including Moses Cone Parking Area and Hwy 221 Bass Lake Parking Lot. |
MP 294.5 - 296.4 | Road closed, including Price Park Picnic Area |
MP 298.6 - 305 | Road closed through Grandfather Mountain area, including Rough Ridge and Linn Cove Viaduct |
MP 305 - 308 | Road closed |
MP 316.4 | Linville Falls Spur Road closed, including parking at Linville Falls trailheads |
MP 334 - 342 | Road closed, including Crabtree Falls Area, near Little Switzerland, NC |
MP 355 - 375.6 | Road closed from Mt. Mitchell to Ox Creek, including Craggy Gardens |
MP 377.4 | Parking areas closed at Craven Gap (Town Mountain Rd) for MST Trail access |
MP 384.7 | Roadside parking closed at MST Trailheads at US 74A Parkway access ramps |
MP 393 - 469 | Road closed from French Broad River Overlook to Southern Terminus of Parkway |
