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 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.

 

Picnic Areas

Operating schedules are subject to change. Picnic areas are open sunrise to sunset.

Milepost	Picnic Area	Current Status
8.5	Humpback Rocks Picnic Area	OPEN
63.6	James River Picnic Area	OPEN
85.6	Peaks of Otter Picnic Area	OPEN
120.4	Roanoke Mountain Picnic Area	OPEN
154.5	Smart View Picnic Area	CLOSED UNTIL JULY 1, 2025
169	Rocky Knob Picnic Area	CLOSED UNTIL JULY 1, 2025
188.8	Groundhog Picnic Area	CLOSED UNTIL JULY 1, 2025
217.5	Cumberland Knob Picnic Area	CLOSED UNTIL JULY 18, 2025
241.1	Doughton Park Picnic Area	OPEN
271.9	Jeffress Park Picnic Area	TBD
296.4	Price Park Picnic Area	OPEN
316.4	Linville Falls Picnic Area	CLOSED - HELENE CLOSURE
340.2	Crabtree Falls Picnic Area	CLOSED - HELENE CLOSURE
367.6	Craggy Gardens Picnic Area	CLOSED - HELENE CLOSURE
407.8	Mount Pisgah Picnic Area	OPEN

 

Duration:

1 minute, 19 seconds

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