Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville and Hurricane Helene

Asheville corridor of Blue Ridge Parkway reopens after Helene
The National Park Service restored another portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina on Wednesday, making access through the Asheville corridor possible once again.
Nearly 6 weeks after Helene, another section of Blue Ridge Parkway reopens
An 11-mile section of the road opened Wednesday near Asheville, between U.S. 70 and N.C. 191 near the N.C. Arboretum. That stretch includes the Blue Ridge Parkway visitors center and the Folk Art Center, which is scheduled to reopen Nov. 9.
Part of Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville reopens after Hurricane Helene
Access to an 11-mile stretch of the scenic roadway has been restored, the National Park Service said Wednesday. More than 150 miles remain inaccessible.
11 miles of Blue Ridge Parkway reopens in Asheville
Following Hurricane Helene’s pass over the area in September, multiple section of Blue Ridge Parkway were closed while crews cleaned storm damage. Sections of the parkway have r
Fatality reported on Humpback Rocks trail on Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway dispatchers received a report of a park visitor in cardiac arrest while hiking on the Humpback Rocks trail.
Hikers tried to help man from India who died along Blue Ridge Parkway in VA, park says
A “famed Indian yoga guru” visiting the United States is believed to have died of cardiac arrest while hiking the Virginia section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, according to the National Park Service. It happened around 3:20 p.
53-year-old man dies hiking on Blue Ridge Parkway trail
Blue Ridge Parkway dispatchers received a report of a park visitor in cardiac arrest on November 11 near milepost 6. The report came in around 3:22 on Monday, regarding a visitor hiking on the Humpback Rocks Trail near milepost 6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in cardiac arrest.
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Blue Ridge Parkway section reopens near Asheville, visitors can reach Graveyard Fields
The section of the Blue Ridge Parkway between near N.C 151, and U.S. 276 in Pisgah National Forest, reopened Tropical Storm ...
Blue Ridge Parkway reopens 11-mile stretch in Asheville nearly 6 weeks post-Helene
After nearly six weeks of recovery and just in time to catch the end of leaf season, a significant part of the iconic Blue ...
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Blue Ridge Parkway reopens through Asheville corridor, Folk Art Center to open Saturday
ASHEVILLE - The National Park Service announced the much-anticipated opening of the Blue Ridge Parkway's Asheville ...