roughhewn clapboard house with roughhewn support beams for the front porch.

Brinegar Cabin Open House (Doughton Park – Milepost 238.5)

Blue Ridge Parkway

  • Monthly on the second Sunday at 10:00 AM from June 08, 2025 to September 14, 2025
  • Free

Step back in time as you explore the Brinegar’s mountain farm. A park ranger will be available to answer your questions regarding the once expansive 125- acre farm. Today the site holds the main cabin built in 1886, a granary/root cellar, and springhouse. The landscape provides a view of middle-class Appalachian farming and family life from 1885 to 1935, interpreting activities such as loom weaving, traditional subsistence agriculture, regional use of springhouses, and the family cemetery of the Brinegars.  

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Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

Brinegar Cabin is located at milepost 238.5 of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Doughton Park area.

Latitude and Longitude 36.418697, -81.145717

Schedule

Days:

Monthly on the second Sunday

Dates:

June 08, 2025 to September 14, 2025

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

4 hours

A park ranger is available during this self- guided open house to answer questions you have about the historic farm and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Event Type

  • Guided Tour
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