Most Parkway facilities are closed for the season and will re-open in May 2012.  The Peaks of Otter Lodge & Restaurant is open year round.  The Museum of North Carolina Minerals near Spruce Pine, NC (Milepost 331), and in Asheville, NC the Folk Art Center (Milepost 382) and the Parkway Visitor Center (Milepost 384) are year round facilities.

The Parkway is open for travel unless winter weather conditions make it unsafe for travel.  Check the Park information line at (828) 298 0398 for up to date road closures by section.