The parkway’s north end offers scenic hardwood forest and sweeping valley vistas. Just over five miles in, Humpback Rocks illustrates the blend of cultural and natural features that defines the rest of the parkway. Hike to high rock outcroppings or explore 1890s farm buildings relocated during parkway construction.
Start your trip at the visitor center and stroll the grounds of the Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm, which depicts life in Appalachia during the 1890s. Step back from today's hustle and bustle to enter a world without electricity or indoor plumbing, and imagine life on a mountain farm over a hundred years ago. The farm has several buildings to explore including the cabin, chicken coup, root cellar, barn, "bear proof" pigpen, and spring house. The farm is open daily in the summer from 10 am to 5 pm.