Weather-related closures can change quickly during the winter and are updated at the park information line at (828) 298 0398.

LONG-TERM CONSTRUCTION CLOSURES ARE AS FOLLOWS...

MILEPOST 218 - 237

The Blue Ridge Parkway will be closed to all traffic from Milepost 218 at Cumberland Knob to Milepost 237 at Air Bellows Gap beginning in mid November 2011 and continuing until the summer of 2012. This closure is due to the reconstruction of the Parkway's 32,000 linear feet of historic rock masonry walls in that section. Detour traffic signage will direct Parkway visitors around the closed area via US Highway 21 and NC Route 18 through Laurel Springs and Sparta. Click here for a map of the detour.

MILEPOST 455-469

Due to construction on the Big Witch Tunnel and Overlook, the Parkway will be closed throughout the winter from Milepost 455 at Soco Gap to Milepost 469 at Cherokee.