Picnicking

Help us protect black bears - please pack out all food and trash from picnic areas.

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Fourteen picnic areas are located along the parkway. In addition, many overlooks have tables where you may picnic. Generally, picnic areas are open daily from sunrise until sunset, mid-spring through fall (you can check each area’s opening dates).

You can use camping stoves and self-contained charcoal grills to prepare food at any picnic area. Fires are permitted only in the fire ring provided. Only heat-treated firewood that is bundled and certified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or a state agency may be brought onto the parkway. For more information, please visit our destructive pests page.

All picnic areas have restrooms.

 

Milepost	Picnic Area	Number of Sites
8.5	Humpback Rocks	91
63.6	James River	10
86.0	Peaks of Otter	58
154.5	Smart View	72
169	Rocky Knob	26
188	Groundhog Mountain	33
217.5	Cumberland Knob	56
241.1	Doughton Park	30
271.9	Jeffress Park	30
296.4	Julian Price Park	100
316.5	Linville River	100
339.5	Crabtree Meadows	82
367.6	Craggy Gardens	86
407.8	Mount Pisgah	50

 

Duration:

1 minute, 19 seconds

Join Ranger Stephen to learn about the picnic facilities open for public use along the Parkway!