Blue Ridge Parkway
Located: Headquartered in Asheville, NC USA
Park Type: Parkway
National Park System Core 391 Parks: Yes
2007 Visitors: 17,352,286
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Linking Shenandoah National Park and the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, this 469 mile parkway offers scenic views at a more leisurely pace. Enter the parkway from its northern entrance (N 38° 01.820 W 078° 51.456, 19') just outside the southern entrance of Shenandoah National Park. The drive through Virginia extends to the Virginia - North Carolina border (N 36° 33.717 W 080° 54.748, 21').
Don't Miss
Park Type: Parkway
National Park System Core 391 Parks: Yes
2007 Visitors: 17,352,286
Information
Linking Shenandoah National Park and the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, this 469 mile parkway offers scenic views at a more leisurely pace. Enter the parkway from its northern entrance (N 38° 01.820 W 078° 51.456, 19') just outside the southern entrance of Shenandoah National Park. The drive through Virginia extends to the Virginia - North Carolina border (N 36° 33.717 W 080° 54.748, 21').
Don't Miss
- Blue Ridge Music Center
- Peaks of Otter and James River visitor center educational displays
- River views of the James River
- Kanawha Canal
- Restored canal locks
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Location: Peaks of Otter Visitor Center Geo-coordinates: N 37° 26.729 W 079° 36.623 Accuracy: 30' Altitude: 2548' Mobile phone strength: 1 bar Signage: 4 - Signs posted within a mile Access: 4 - Easy, only accessible by car  |
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Location: James River Visitor Center Geo-coordinates: N 37° 33.328 W 079° 21.925 Accuracy: 19' Altitude: 651' Mobile phone strength: 1 bar Signage: 4 - Signs posted within a mile Access: 4 - Easy, only accessible by car  |
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Location: Blue Ridge Music Center Geo-coordinates: N 36° 34.433 W 080° 50.972 Accuracy: 20' Altitude: 2694' Mobile phone strength: 1 bar Signage: 4 - Signs posted within a mile Access: 4 - Easy, only accessible by car  |
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Location: Rocky Knob Visitor Center Geo-coordinates: N 36° 48.683 W 080° 20.993 Accuracy: 18' Altitude: 3252' Mobile phone strength: 1 bar Signage: 4 - Signs posted within a mile Access: 4 - Easy, only accessible by car  |
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Location: Humpback Rocks Visitor Center Geo-coordinates: N 37° 58.374 W 078° 53.957 Accuracy: 20' Altitude: 2372' Mobile phone strength: 1 bar Signage: 4 - Signs posted within a mile Access: 4 - Easy, only accessible by car  |
