![]() ![]() Mitchell (off MP 355), the highest peak in the East, is at the end of a 4.8-mile access road from the Parkway. Kids especially will enjoy it.Ĭrabtree Falls (MP 349) - campground, picnic area and access to Crabtree Falls, in the Black Mountain Range. Museum of North Carolina Minerals (MP 331) – visitor center and museum highlighting the geology and gems of the region, open year-round. ![]() Linville Falls (MP 317) – visitor center, campground, picnic area and access to popular wilderness area, Linville Gorge. Here you can visit the bridge museum and visitor center maintained by National Park Service and hike on a trail that runs under the viaduct. This was the last section of the Parkway to be completed, in 1987. Linn Cove Viaduct (MP 304) - the 1,243-foot-long Linn Cove Viaduct is a dramatic feat of engineering on the slopes of Grandfather Mountain. There is a 47-acre lake at Price Park, along with many hiking trails, picnic area and campground. The house now contains a Southern Highland Handicraft Guild craft store. The Cone estate had 25 miles of carriage roads, several lakes, extensive rose gardens, four orchards with 32,000 apple trees, stables, barns, carriage and apple houses, a bowling alley and a carbide plant that provided gas and lighting to the manor. Moses Cone was a textile manufacturer and was called the “denim king of America.” His company was a major supplier of denim to Levi Strauss for about 100 years. Cone and Julian Price Parks (MP 295-298) – the Cone house is a 23-room, 13,000 square feet mansion completed in 1900 on a 3,500-acre estate near Grandfather Mountain. This is the parkway's premier site for interpreting and featuring the musical heritage of the region. There are three picnic areas, a visitor center, campground and hiking into Rockcastle Gorge.īlue Ridge Music Center (MP 215) – outdoor amphitheater, visitor center and museum. Mabry Mill (MP176.2) – the Mabry Mill Trail features a blacksmith shop, wheelwright's shop and whiskey still, as well as one of the most photographed structures on the parkway, Mabry Mill itself. Roanoke (MP 106-120) - access to the parkway’s largest neighboring city, hiking and horse trails and campground. The museum at the visitor center has good information on the Native American history of the mountains. Peaks of Otter (MP 86) – lodge and restaurant, visitor center, 1930s restored Johnson farm, campground, picnic area, and access to Appalachian Trail, extensive trail system. James River and Otter Creek (MP 60-63) – visitor center, restored canal locks on the James River, campground and hiking trails along Otter Creek. ![]() Humpback Rocks (Milepost 5.8) – visitor center, museum of 19th century log buildings, picnic area, access to Appalachian Trail and trail to summit of Humpback Mountain. Many of the visitor centers have gift shops. Tuscarora Tr (Bear Wallow section) turns west.Here are some of the top sights on the Blue Ridge Parkway, listed from north to south. Shawl Gap Tr and Buzzard Rock Tr intersection. Sherman Gap Tr joins from east, runs concurrent. Tuscarora Tr joins from the east, and runs concurrent with the Massanutten Tr to point 70.5. Join Peters Mill Run Tr to run concurrent to point 22.4. Tuscarora Tr (Doll Ridge section) rejoins and runs concurrent for 35 yd. Mudhole Gap Tr intersection near gate on FR66. Trail goes west of road to skirt Strasburg reservoir. Tuscarora Tr crosses (Bear Wallow section to east, Doll Ridge section to west). Turn west to Fort Valley Overlook at 2.2 mi. Climb to Buzzard Rock Overlook at 1.5 mi. This is a summary description of the Massanutten Trail from the Signal Knob Parking area on SR678, Fort Valley Road. ![]()
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