36 CFR §2.16 Horses and Pack Animals

(a) The following animals are designated as pack animals for purposes of transporting equipment:

• horses
• llamas
• mules
• burros
• donkeys

(b) The use of horses or pack animals is allowed on the following trails, routes, or areas:

• Moses Cone Park Carriage Roads, excluding the Bass Lake Loop Trail above the dam.
• Roanoke Valley Horse Trail, Milepost 110.6 to 121.4
• Fishers Peak Road within the Park boundary, Milepost 213.3 (from sunrise to sunset)
• Grassy Gap Fire Road, Milepost 243.8
• Parkway crossings contiguous with horse trails on adjacent U.S. Forest land
  • Jordan Road, MP 44.3
  • Enchanted Creek, MP 56.1
  • USFS 318E, MP 57.0 25
  • USFS 318, MP 59.1
  • Petits Gap, MP 71.1
  • Floyd Field, MP 80.5
  • Bobblets Gap, MP 93.2
  • Black Horse Gap, MP 97.5
  • Curry Gap, MP 101.5
    • Horses and the animals defined as pack animals are not detrimental to park resources or a hazard to visitors not using such animals. The Fishers Peak Road has traditionally been used for horseback riding prior to the land being donated to the Park. The continuation of this activity is not detrimental to Park resources.
• Pack animals are prohibited from overnight camping in the backcountry.

 

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Index to Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent's Compendium

• Main Laws and Policies page
• 36 CFR §1.5 Visiting Hours, Public Use Limits, Closures, and Area Designations for Specifice Use or Activities
• 36 CFR §1.6 Permits
• 36 CFR §2.1 Presevation of Natural, Cultural and Archeological Resources
• 36 CFR §2.2 Wildlife Protection
• 36 CFR §2.3 Fishing
• 36 CFR §2.10 Camping and Food Storage
• 36 CFR 2.11 Picnicking
• 36 CFR 2.13 Fires
• 36 CFR §2.15 Pets
• 36 CFR §2.16 Horses and Pack Animals
• 36 CFR §2.17 Aircraft and Air Delivery
• 36CFR §2.18 Snowmobiles
• 36 CFR §2.19 Winter Activities
• 36 CFR §2.20 Skating, Skateboards and Similar Devices
• 36 CFR §2.21 Smoking
• 36 CFR §2.22 Property
• 36 CFR §2.35 Alcoholic Beverages and Controlled Substances
• 36 CFR §2.62 Memorialization
• 36 CFR §3.21 Swimming and Bathing
• 36 CFR §4.11 Vehicle Load, Weight and Size Limits
• 36 CFR §4.21 Speed Limits
• 36 CFR §4.30 Bicycles
• 36 CFR §7.34 Special Regulations – Blue Ridge Parkway