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Contact: BLRI Public Affairs
MEADOWS of DAN, VA – The National Park Service is seeking vendors to provide mobile food and beverage service for the 2024 season at Mabry Mill, located at Milepost 176.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
This opportunity is intended to be temporary in nature, to both complement retail operations at the site and provide food service while the National Park Service seeks a new long-term concessioner at Mabry Mill.
Food trucks will be authorized to operate in the park through a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) in the overflow parking area adjacent to the historic buildings. Complete application packages must be submitted between now and May 15, 2024.
The CUA Food Truck application form, including terms and conditions, can be found on the “Doing Business With Us” page of Parkway’s website. A $300 nonrefundable fee is required for each application. The CUA will be valid until December 31, 2024. Questions regarding this process should be sent to blri_concessions@nps.gov.
Mabry Mill Restaurant and Gift Shop has historically operated as a park concession, whereby a private business provides park visitors a service that parks do not provide directly. As announced in December of 2023, the concession contract at the site expired at the end of 2023, and the previous food service and retail operator has chosen not to accept an extension while the NPS seeks a new, long-term contractor to provide those services. America’s National Parks (TM), a part of Eastern National and longtime Parkway bookstore partner, will manage retail operations during the 2024 visitor season at Mabry Mill.
- Any vendor who submits a complete application and who agrees to meet the terms and conditions of the Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) will be awarded a CUA upon payment of their application fee. The National Park Service will not accept or deposit application fees with incomplete applications. We will work with applicants to ensure complete applications prior to accepting any fee.
- The CUA allows vendors to operate during the authorized period on their own schedule. There is no requirement to be present.
- There are two fees totaling $600 associated with the CUA. There is a $300 application fee and a $300 management fee. The up front $300 application fee cannot be waived and authorizes food vending for the duration of the 2024 visitor season at Mabry Mill. Additional questions about fees can be directed to BLRI_Concessions@nps.gov.
- Food trucks would be located behind Mabry Mill in the field next to overflow parking, close to the comfort station and Milepost Music.
Last updated: July 17, 2024