---
template: byway.jade
id: "10327"
name: "Blue Ridge Parkway - Virginia"
distance: "217"
duration: 6 hours to drive or 2 days to tour the Byway
description: "Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway is an elongated, man-made feature that provides a safe leisurely recreational driving experience. It embraces Southern Appalachian cultural, natural, scenic and recreational resources. The Byway promotes understanding, appreciation and knowledge of Appalachia by preserving and protecting the natural, historic and cultural resources contained within its boundaries."
contact: "**[Blue Ridge Parkway Association](http://www.nps.gov/blri)**  \r\n 828-670-1924  \r\n\r\n**National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway**  \r\n 828-298-0398  \r\n\r\n"
path: "e~bgFr~h`NRKJEFGd@YXQPMbCyA|@UdBElARdAj@r@l@n@~@|ArDjA~DpAfGp@fBb@f@b@X|E~Ax@r@Xr@NjBc@fCoAlESxB?rCRrBn@jCbAxBtAbBlAp@tAP|@CtAa@pDwBnA[d@Er@Dt@XbAr@\\d@|E|I~AnEz@nEzBhOzAfG|ArE|EbL|DxHbDzFbBbCrAlArBfAxHzBrBHpFc@dBEpBTbAZ~@p@hAdAhFfHrAnAhBx@fFjAx@f@r@v@bC`ErCxDbBdBtDnCpBv@xANrFOvBL`B`@vAx@n@p@^x@n@xBNzA\\~INdBn@lDhAnCrCvD~MhMlCrDhEbHxBhC|BzAlE`BdO|BrCfAzIlFhAP~AIbAYhAy@nEoElAy@vFeCbCmBh@y@j@sAdFsMhCiElC_D`BmAvCkA`Dm@|Ee@xA_@rFyBtAK|Ab@x@r@d@n@n@pBp@~Cx@fC`AxBx@lAjDvDvHhHrC~CrBrCxC`Ft@jCTtBAdCe@nFJjAh@`Bx@pAbAjA~AlAbAl@nA^r@DnAKrReFnB[vA@rE~@bAJv@GpDqAn@KlADhAp@p@lA`@xAj@lDfAtDj@jAt@jApCdDx@lAd@hAh@jCRzCC|CU`JH~Ah@rBrDlFNl@Dz@OjBsBzEi@pCErANdBr@zBx@rA~AxAhBp@hDn@x@\\b@d@j@fAhAxEp@dBd@`ArAxAbCvArA`@tAV|@@zCW`BHp@Xf@`@^h@^lAJ`BG~@S`Au@vAgB`Cc@vAI`CPzC@vASdCWfAsBlE]xABxBt@zHr@xC~@lBx@jAfEfExBxCnAzBrE`KpBxChAlAdBrAjHrDnAxAxBjEx@lA`FrE~AxB~MxXnCxDv@tAp@vB`AlFh@`BhAdB~CxD~BrEx@lA`DxChDfCvBpAhBh@dDn@fBh@pFpDnF`BrA~@bDzCfDrB|B~@hAVhAFbEA~@Ll@\\z@z@hA~CbA~ApMnKfBfBj@dA`C`Ht@|Ar@z@fFnEnAhBz@lB`BlHd@tAh@fArDjElDpDjA|@fC~AzFjChDxBrDtCbAh@vIzBbBrAr@xA~AzHbCdF^rB^lFX~A~@zBl@~@nAlA`HjDxB`BrApAnCfElH|RvAjClDhE|H~FbAdAdAtAbCvE~Zpt@dAlDD`AEnBe@`Bm@~@}HzFgB`AiDvA_AJiDEi@Dc@X]^[z@y@rDs@`Au@b@}@DoAe@wKgJmAw@_A]i@IyADiA^iA~@e@x@]dAUdB?bAb@pFJrBIbKHnJNvEhAbONlEo@tIu@~Di@rBgB`Es@bAkBfBiArAS`@YhAInBXpDBlGS`Fe@tFm@zEe@bCo@zBcFlMMn@IrAF|CxEhURzCWxBe@z@eAj@gFp@wJlC}AJyASoAk@kBsBkAkBS_@UoAUqFc@{@m@_@q@?m@Te@j@aD`Fi@\\o@Li@?}JgBaE_Aq@IwAHeBz@_@v@StAC|@Fr@pAfELxAEfAs@`FBrGYrBm@vBOfAHjBXxAJfABp@U`AWd@YRqA\\kHKqI}@_AGc@DyAfAoBpC_@hA?hAPl@XZjJrCh@p@XrAm@xGHf@Td@x@^pEEbAJx@Zn@v@^`B?fKNdA~@`CfB|Bt@lAh@fBDdBEz@O|@Od@s@`AmA^kCKwCm@e@_@]g@uBsF}@mAe@Qw@EuA^e@l@gBrDwErGa@fAi@`C]rCQxCJ~Fb@zDn@dDhAxChArB`HlJnAfCt@xB\\`BT`DE|GJ`F~@tHbArGfB`JxCbMlCfJhBjFhCtFrAzBnLlP~@nBbBpFf@rDvA~PlArKhAdH~CzNXbCd@rJx@dErAfDt^~z@dAdE`EpVjA~EhAtCfBdCx@t@vFjDr@x@h@rANx@@dAOfITtBv@~DrDrNlBtFp@lA`D~C`@x@b@dBTrBBlAKpCm@hFB~APx@Vf@h@h@hFlCrBfB^p@nChG`BtClWb]n@j@h@Xx@DTIr@a@Xa@Nq@TuBB}ACmB_@}K?o@RoAn@mArEwBh@s@n@gBlBoNp@_Dl@kBr@kBtDqGbAqA|CaBr@W|Ea@xBLn@RfGjCpDbC`B|AnI~EnAX~A@`GkAtAEjDNrBIhCo@tAq@n@w@dEqJxCyDjAs@pAe@tBa@pFc@vDArCRbBjArIdJhDvEvBfDlAdCd@`CBzBa@pFB~@TrAb@x@|AdBnDfCfAdAhBfChAtBp@|@fAf@~APrBKfJeAvA?hAPh@Xt@dAvCnKn@~@`@^h@TfAHn@KdCs@`AM~ABt@TpA`AbDtFhAdA`@LpAEjAi@r@eAtBqF`@[nA]jAHhAz@fFlJhBdCh@X|CdAr@l@h@x@dA~Dd@hAvD~F|ApCtBlFpDnEZr@VdBh@lHnAtEzApCjCtCrBpA|D`BpAP`EDhBl@r@dAz@zE^lAV^nAjAfCtAnAb@lDf@~@?x@Qz@i@fFkF~@u@hA_@rAIfDd@fCr@x@^hAv@hD`Eh@j@d@RrAXrCDhBNhA|@rChFn@p@l@^p@LtDBp@X|@~@h@hANpFRlAn@lAlGxF^j@b@hBNnCTlBb@fAh@j@bCfBdARt@KzDuB^Kn@?r@JTJZb@fAvChAtDt@jDBdAw@tIBjAR~AZtAlA~Cd@fB|@rHzAtE`BlClFpFrXhUdAlAl@`ChAfJRlDG~AQx@Yj@iAl@iA?i@Q}BuAuAWs@JYTY^Qj@IfAC~ALlCTrBn@bDdCzHFX?l@S|@o@l@}DfAyAx@iAzA_@hAY~ASzBVlChBrG@rA_@pAQRs@TgBTyCWiEgAgAOeABiBZqBv@iA~@qAxB{BtFeAdAcGr@qAj@{ClCs@^wB`@oCLgAZ[Ro@dAUlA@tBb@`ENdDKfF]~BYz@e@|@iA~@i@R}Gl@}Ax@u@fAYnA]`He@nG?|AHfBb@~BrDbInA~Ej@~AfA`BrD~Cr@rAh@lCJnFl@lD`AvCb@l@hDxCf@`AX|ANxDTzAZjA|@`B~@pAx@r@x@`@lAP~DOd@DZEH?P?hC`BlA`AbCjCxAlB`HbL~@jAbBhArE|Bn@t@~BjEr@p@bAn@~BbA`CrAp@f@r@x@n@fAfAvCh@fD^fFn@jBhBzDr@rB~E|QfDrJvClGhAlBdAjAlBxAx@`AxBfFjAlAzEdDx@~@zAjCv@ZhEx@~@\\pDfEn@XfE~@bFtElCj@|AJd@LtA~AfAlBn@j@t@NpCVh@Rn@XbBjBnAl@pIr@bC|@~A`ApIlIzJtHfItKhPlPhArBbChHZd@lAd@nCEx@@|@TfJnG~@d@zGdBhGbCfCvAxA?^Ll@lB^h@|FlF~CbBpBp@jAl@fA~@hAdBtClHhAlAfCx@zJrApHvAxJvCtF|BhSzL~DxA`ExClDzCbH`H|AdAdBXxAMhAw@vByClAu@z@W~AS`EYpD?pARpBx@bB~AjCzGhA~Bx@jApA~@jAf@rAXfERxCp@vAfAhCxDnBzAlHpDlFlBrAFpFmAbABnATlAx@d@l@|BvG~@rAx@h@xAd@vEb@zMfDzACr@O|AeAdAqAlAoBtA}CpCcMr@gCp@gBlAiBd@[n@Ef@Jd@j@Th@rBzKXv@b@p@h@`@lDdBlGrFhEzBt@dA\\~AB`AIxAi@xAgCxCk@~@WfA?j@\\tAr@jAzCpDnFpFjB|Al@P~@BlAUrEmBlCe@vFKxEB`IZ|C^hAVjBt@`@Zl@l@v@x@PRLPLRVf@h@lAXd@HZH`@Dh@Db@@nB@xAB|@FjAHd@Tp@HZN^JXR\\Xb@VVXZJJPLTR`@Td@Pb@NtDx@hBXt@LxBd@nAX\\H\\R`@Z`@^vBzBZXXT`@Rn@V~@Zp@XZTVVNRDFJNNXJVHb@Ll@PlAHf@Jb@HVTf@HJLPNH`@Tj@NVBXARA`@Kr@[nB{@h@[b@Qx@Q`@Gp@En@AXA^C`@Bf@Hj@LjA`@b@HLBB?LDdC`Aj@TVFRDRDb@@RCJCRIVUjAiBTUPMRMREXCZBTDLFPJ`@ZhAnAbBhB^d@tAdBr@^h@LjAErAs@hAgB^_AxDoPl@kBd@y@nAgBfB_BxBmAxBk@~@E|@HdAZv@d@xAfBxClGx@|@lA`@h@Cx@]PQv@cBd@}BTkDAsDSuBY}AsDqLy@qDi@qRu@mFOkCJ_Ah@oA~@y@rA]|@EjBVv@XhCzAh@Pj@?f@M|DeC`AEpAd@xEdDbDfBpDdAvLrBlBn@~DxBxB|@bC^nGFhBVd@X^d@Rh@JdA?~@oAhJNbBb@t@^\\x@RbF_@|@D~Br@xDlCdF`ErIxIfBxAnBlArEpB~LbDbBVhCDlDe@nBAr@FlGrAbBL`FSbFe@rA?x@LhAn@z@hAfDxIh@l@h@X`ANp@Kt@]|EmEr@YbAOtA@|A^jK~DhBXn@?tAW`Be@hD{A|B}AtAcBbB}Cx@mArCmCfDkCdFoEpDsFbByEd@yBd@cDfBcRj@wCf@sAbBmCbCgBdCw@vB_@pLD|DYvC_@jNaCbFe@`EQ|F?zKd@hHx@zD|@fH`DbFtDbB|Bh@hBPvA^rGf@lCxA`C^^rA~@bF`BzGbA|Ef@dPlAzARtHpCfGl@xCv@hBz@`BrAn@jA~AzHb@fB^x@|CvD~@rA~B`FvGzIvDnGlCzHbElNfD`I~@`DT|AbBxZ^vDlAtJZrAd@nAbBdCfAr@x@\\zB^vACrBk@tDuBfA]`GYbGiApK}@dIiAlEWhB?`IXnBZ|BpAjA~@fClCb@x@ZdAN~AAlAiArHQzHkBhKMpBAhBTnD^rBn@nBdGrMTz@vEjb@hAtIdB~FfCnGp@~B`@fBZjDHhGItLObCi@`FKxB?pr@D`HP~E`BbVNlE?`F]xDe@tCm@|A{@dBwAbByBbBmJfF}ClCeAxAmAlCcGpQm@|@o@p@eBf@}@CmAa@eByAgD_FsAmAcBs@kAE}@JkJ~BaBn@}CdBaCvBsBfCqArBc@dAOt@NdA^^^J`E_@rEEt@Sl@YrBmB~AeAbBs@j@ErAPbAh@~@lAh@vBHdACfHlAhHDlAEbA_@~Bg@nA{@jBgGfKMr@Bf@Tp@f@^dCt@l@p@Tr@Dv@B`K]|HU|COfAo@fB}EzG}@vB[nBDj@Xx@h@^r@JrCErDm@xAk@hAy@lBsCv@_BpA{AdAq@|BSn@FrB|@vFbEx@bAh@fAh@fC@rBKjAs@~B_CxEObA@\\Nd@|AfCZ~@PrAFtDLjAx@dDNlA?l@c@dBkH`La@x@Ox@Dx@^z@rB~Ax@~@^vA?zAsBvODvAbAxEDx@EzAi@|Dk@rCgFxPwA~Gq@zFOrC?xAFd@R`@ZXfAT|DkA|CK~@Sn@e@r@qAt@u@r@W|CGd@Yl@_AdA_DZY`Cu@h@]|DuFxBkBzAy@pAe@jAAb@L^XXr@Dl@O|CBrATr@bBxCh@nAXxAXvC^tAh@v@lH~EtArANXHl@?z@S~CFdANl@Xl@`@^jDbB`@x@Lz@nAz[b@vBZj@l@j@fFpBzAFjDYv@Rh@x@p@~BxA`JPlDBrFM`CQl@Yb@u@l@sB`Aw@p@uAjBc@XeANyBOgAFeAXsBdAs@j@Uh@IvA|@hM?|@m@rFC\\NhBlAnCnCvDr@f@vDtA|@v@n@fB~@~I^jBn@rBl@bAz@bApDlC~@`AhApBhAxDhDdP~AlKlAfLh@`Br@~@xBv@xAx@b@f@~@dDx@bBlFvGjAfBh@xAl@`Kt@~ChBzBfAzBx@lDd@pAhAdBlAVnAQ~As@rAsAbBoAfC}B~G}BbEgBbKuFrDwAdEg@nFP~EfAxM~EbBHvF[t@Lr@j@x@xBp@xEfBhI?~@SjAeBhEYxAEfAD|@ZlAb@~@l@r@j@XjGpBn@f@nCdDfEfBr@l@jCrE`A|@hALdDqAx@Kl@Vr@jAPnAE~Gk@rFgAfGUtBCjC\\fDTdA|@nBn@|@hA~@tAd@bAL|F?|@d@~@fBN~A?jCIlAy@hEI~ARrFIhHLbAn@nB~@vAnAj@vA?xEeAtAJfAl@jIhMdB|BxAlA|HtEjBjBzDfFjBlD`A`DR~AH`CNjATfAb@~@j@~@v@p@|FnCn@p@^j@XfABz@IbDc@fC_ArD}EnKSx@I~@H~AXjAZz@fBdDfDrErBlB~AdArChA|Dp@vD?nB_@rEsBh@Kl@D`A\\|@`AbBdCj@h@v@b@jAX|DP~@f@\\j@Rl@TdDt@|DN|AA^S`AcBrCUp@Ix@?r@^~A~AzElAnHZnAv@lAnAzA^~@Hv@IhDB~A~AzFx@jFd@`A|@j@rAPbCEhAXhF`EhAxA\\fAJdASzFV|Ax@lAlJfInBhClA|BRnA?hAo@zE@fAXv@x@f@r@Ad@O`DiBnB]bCJbDx@vDrBtC~B`G~F~BbBfBbAnBx@zJ~C~At@fBdB|C~FZXbAXlCIx@VZ^Rl@Dj@ErCNdAXh@bAt@rE|@nAt@t@r@jKnO|A`Dh@pBH`BO`DSjCBtBTpAlBfGJxANtFRpCh@hCx@jBxAxBbDfEtA|ApCzBrCpArFfBrAl@xDzBbCvBfCdDbBpD`BrG|@vFh@`F^nGEfBSbAuAzDIr@?`BXdDWfAW\\iAZaDDk@Nm@ZsFjF}@fAeAzBw@xD[jCYx@_@f@s@R_DGyAJkFrAmERk@RyAdA}CtDgAdB_@|@i@rCWfF]hC}AfD_BpBeAr@iB^cDLwARcCx@}BnBy@`Au@vAiDhIcDhFi@rAc@bC_@j@o@Ro@Og@g@eBaD_@c@y@a@o@?o@f@]~@SdBAzAc@~Au@|@iB`Ag@j@Yf@qA~D}@`A_AVy@AaN_C}@Lm@p@qAzD}BnDYt@YfCOlDo@`CaLtUcBhEy@lDsAdKy@zCiA~AmEtBe@^_@~@c@xCc@v@u@^yDEw@d@a@`Ai@fGmE`Tc@hEOdJHrB^tCdAxEBv@IxAu@bDYdGOl@_@d@s@^mCx@mClBuD`FiAvBw@|BKbA@lBl@~BhBlEtAbEzCpNtAfBlD`CdA`AlAnB|AlE~@fDXlBXfMd@`DzNne@t@bBx@rAf@j@z@h@`Ab@lKlChAl@|@p@z@z@tFfIxDlEnPlM|DfFnBxBdQjOfAhAtD`FfAdAlF`EhA~AhBfFRtAXdFZzA^n@vA|@pKjDfFjCdDrBfBnBx@rA~@|BjH|TbDnG~AdBlEdC~@rBx@`Dr@jAjAt@`DbAt@`@lArAdBxC\\x@RdATfG^dC~@hCfG~M|CvHrI|UdDjHbDrFxAhBrJxIx@dAf@lAdAtEXv@h@x@bClChAxBj@dCn@`Hr@xB~@lApDrCrA~AbIvQrApBd@d@r@Z`Ep@nA`@bAj@dBjBpBpD`BxBpAt@lEtAhA|@d@t@b@~AnAfIj@lBzB`Fd@vAP`AFfACjHTrArChGXhAbAhGb@lAbApBnBfBlBv@bGfAd@^v@dAnDzM^r@rBhCTj@RjAHfERrAn@rBdCjFv@nCPxAv@lLV`Bv@vCr@`BfIjObEfIbApC`AtDbAjF|ApLb@bBnBtFRfATpCDxGUhEs@jDyA~EO|@EpBXtCd@vBtBxGl@zB|@fIZvApDtJTbBHhCPfAl@jAn@f@nDxBf@d@x@rAt@rCHnA?pAYxCe@rAs@rAiEdG]lAAr@NdAhB`FZlBl@|M^bD^`CnAtEvC~Id@zBHjB_@lFCfBHdAl@lBhDrGr@zBhArFdArC|@~AnAxAxAfArAp@vFlBtA~@n@~@n@zB~@`Ib@jCb@~AlBfDn@r@nB~AbFtCfDpAfCv@dF`A|B?xAMnJeDxBg@bBEbAJ`AXbAf@nLzKtAp@hBRnAEpA]bGiDbBm@hAW|CMrGX`DElNsB|C?bCTtJ|BtBXpBFxBArC_@pOgEzB_@dAE|ELdNlBbCErAUnAe@dI{F~CkB|D_BpEgAfGg@|E?bF`@rDr@|CjArCxAvGbFpFxFlHlKhDhDpD|BvL`FhBfAfB|AhCnD`G`MrBjDnBhCrBvBrFfElCtAvJ~DxDjBpGrDpSpNhGvClCx@rDn@vFp@lHBrQWbJFrM^zJv@bCf@dBp@jElChBfB~AvBnSvZvCrDrFtF`HlFlF`DbF~BjGxBbCrAbCrBlFnHr@h@~Al@xADz@IlB{@hAmAr@kA^gAX_Bb@aETcFNyVh@gMx@uIbBaLhAmFbAoDtByE~@eBlAgBxCeDbByAdBkAfCoAfDmAhFkApC_@tEMjENxEp@|Bd@j^pLzFpAdDd@pBJzNFfF^bC`@tMbDbC^~CT`J^fFHbCN~A\\|@^bBfAtAfBbCpF|BhJnA`Mx@~Ut@jCn@`AvApAbA^rFz@|Ab@lHfDlEdChB`@fDdBbBj@nElAjJfBbCp@|CrArI`GdFjElElEbDpDxBvClChFnCrHhCfJlAdFlAnHnDlb@~@pHhAvFrAbF|@tCnCfHxA~CnC|EzCrExElGbGpG|VjUzCfDzAvB`CzDlCnFdBjE^jBXfCBrBM`B_@~BgDpO[|BUlDHfEt@tEn@jBlAjCjAzAtFzFdAxAbBjDr@xBx@fET`DD~CIjBQbB]xBoBdImCtI}FbOi@vBUxAGnALrBXpAt@dBfG`IvDzIdAdBlArAbDfCvH~DlC~@bFlAhALrAAbH_ApCErBLrCl@rCpAhCnBrBbCdAlB~ArEv@zEDzD[dL@`DBdBPlCf@`Dh@xBx@rB`BrCpErFnAjBh@fAn@fCLfB?~AcAjJI|AH|Cb@bChAjCt@~@bAv@hBt@pJvBhAf@t@j@`AfA~BjDpHdM~@pBb@xAxCbP|BxI~B`H`HdPb@xAd@jCRxHTtAXr@d@p@lDpDnBlClBlDdA`DbDzL|AfD|BrEh@zA^jBTpB?h@@pAFrDBpA@NFh@Hf@r@pCZlAz@zDH`BOdBc@~Ai@x@_Av@qEzBkCrB{BfCuBrDiDlIwCzJcCzMi@lFEnAC|Eh@vODdFGlDi@zJ?lDTtBXjBhD~KvA`Hv@bG\\dGBzBMdCyArIc@zCGlCDrAd@jDtAfFlBnFfB~DbFtJn@dBh@lBTpBn@tIl@rBj@dAbA`AbAf@r@R`Gt@rKzCbBL|ABbF]lAPbAn@`@n@fClGhAlBz@t@pEdCr@z@Tj@Hr@@r@QpAUj@i@p@cC|Ag@d@e@bAKr@?nAdAlL?pA_@zFDlAHX~A|CfBnCfGxHrElElB~AdD|BlHbEhAz@x@~@v@lAr@jBJ~@E~@Yz@o@v@mATmCIo@Hi@VsBtBy@j@{@LmCCe@Lc@Zc@v@eB`L_B|FIhAJz@hBxDNj@LfAcAtOI~Bh@zI?`BObBc@tBcBdEUdAOlA?dA\\rDd@tCrAlFh@tA`@v@`Ar@hAVt@?bDe@|ADbBf@tCdB|@r@`ArAf@lBHpBThAZv@hA~@fAPdCQhB@dGpBhADx@MrAk@~FyEjEeEbDsDnCmEhA{BfAoC^cBHeBS{DBmBZ{Ax@uArDiD~AkAhAa@fBQbBLx@VhBdAlBtBhAbC^tA~@nGXvAd@lAdBdD\\`BH~@I`BYvAoAxDS~@Ez@Hv@^lAb@f@h@\\nD~@lAb@p@d@vA|AvFbIjAjAv@f@z@\\pAR|GSbANp@\\xAxAnH~IhA`ChBvI~@dCbBfCfG~Gx@rA`@jAh@fCFrAIvBc@hF?xBNjAh@xBb@fAhAfBdC~CrDhF`HzNb@p@lD~C|C~AlGx@vHs@|BZrCx@|CtDvHzU`MnPrDxHfDtDtPzOfDlDnC~CnLjOxA|AnBlAlFdC~J`EhBp@hC^fKElCFtKxAxADdBEjMkBlBEbAZvEvDrAXzAG`GaApGNhBUbFmEpFsBr@_@d@i@^s@RuACsASyCBy@X_AX_@x@WpHIxBU~By@XSd@y@Rs@?kBgBiGQsBDkBr@aG@aC[sBcCaGUkA?{@j@eB\\QnAD~DlA`AKtAm@xBmB|AqBxBuDtAyDv@{Aj@k@b@KlAJh@XnGjEpDbBdDbAvARh@DbASd@_@x@oAvE}KxCsFhAsAlBeBbCgBdAa@lAKn@Xr@~@~B|FdA|AhAz@l@Vx@JxBE|Am@nR{LhCq@~BQxId@fLMxAD|ATxCpAlA~@xDlDr@j@hAd@jBXtGLxDv@hAf@lAz@jAjAlAfBrA~CxChJfBvE~ClHbDhG|FfJfBrB~BpAfB^xBD`Jo@bGGvCSxB_AtCmCpBcAbCi@fHe@bB_@rAe@z@s@h@q@b@y@ZgAReAn@}IxAsFTo@lBwCbBeBbCkA|Ba@hCEtN`BpG^`ISl@WpAaAHKFMrA}AfEkG~@u@|@c@lGeA|BEvDRdC`@~HpBpALlABxBWh@SrByAj@qAXiAVkEOgID_B`@cDv@}Bj@aAvA}AnCoAhB]r@?hBX|Ar@x@v@~@~AXnARdBStUn@vPh@dEh@xBbA`CbBdChCrBnBx@|EjA|Af@t@`@x@v@hAfBlD~IhChEbCrBbOfIhBbB~@xA^`AhAnF^rAb@|@bAjAdBz@vDRrBd@`HdFzCfB~FnCdBtAtAtBr@jB\\~A`@zEv@lDp@pAvAlAlAd@xALpJqAzALxAh@bBxAxBlAzCz@lEb@jBDzBOjE{@fCw@lAUhCElBXzBdApA`A~@dAdOnUtBbCzCvAtDr@xBl@rAv@vA~AbA~BnAbGxDtShC|KfDlK~CjI`EhIbEtGfDpEvGhHtAxBvD`I|AfBdAv@rBx@tJlAfLlCvFbAbDZ|CJ|BCnCUpCm@bDqAbWaQvGcDpIyDnAqArDuF\\Yf@Qr@ElA^n@v@ZrAGlGXlBj@`AdIxHx@rAPx@H~@UzA}B~DYjBh@hPb@lF~BhJrA`Kr@lBh@~@|GnGrBbChCtDrAvAhBlAjKfFdDfCjBvB|IzLxBfBvDlBtLnCbDbApJfEzAX~GMtANbBj@n@^rAlAlJnL`E|DvCxBzOvJtI~GhEhExBjC`DdFdCzFn@rBl@rC`J`i@hAfEjA~B`CjC~@l@rAf@tB^dHj@jBj@jAl@xBzB~FzKjDpEdCxBfIfFf@^bA~An@bBXxCSbZHfAh@bCpAvDLhADrDLxAZbArAjCn@dBRfAFfAGbBw@rFUtDBfG^fFh@rCd@jA~@zAfErEd@bAnAtDjClFj@lBT~CkAbMJrCb@~A|ErMXlB@zHRrAXt@lCjEd@jBLlB]lHHfAR~@xFnMbBnFh@hCb@xCTvCDvDO`JDjAf@zC~@rBdAlAr@d@~@^~AR|BGtJ_CxBYtBKjBDnBXjAZfAh@zHfHfI~EhAfAhBnChAfClTlo@nAdCt@`AbA|@lAr@hHtCfHdFhA`@vB\\tB?vB_@zIeEtBo@xAWlBKlAJzA\\fAb@dAp@vAzAn@dA~@jCx@nExClVr@lCn@lAj@p@|@f@fBd@pMf@nDdApEfDlFrFhDzB`Cp@vIxA|Ad@bCxAz@t@`J~J|AxArBrA`I`E~A|AlEhFhB~A|BlA~Aj@nK~AnAZhAj@dBdBrArCvB`HlDtHZjAx@`GbAhEbAbCz@~AbE`Gf@~@t@tB^~Ah@rEHfGS`s@NfENtA\\bB^z@nAjChBtCxAvA|@l@~Bj@fFLhCX`DjAdBrAh@x@l@fBN`A`@~FVrAt@~ArA~Ax@j@zAd@hN`BlBl@rBdAdAx@bAfBd@vBLrCCfDYrCy@zDyC~Im@lEp@|JFtDG~Hm@dIC`B\\rCbAdChBnDhBnHZh@x@l@`AJt@KhAy@|FgGbA_@n@A|@Tn@v@Xh@~@bDh@dA`@\\\\Jj@Bf@Kj@k@^s@bC{KbBgDrAsAdAk@bAShAG~ANfB~@`FtFt@d@r@TnC\\~@d@rBpC|@x@TFlAHz@WrCgBfAKrFdB|G?lAJ~@TdA~@f@r@d@|AdAtKVfA^~@xA~A|EtCbEfDrBdCj@jA`@rAVxAl@fH^`HRrIOzBwAlHEfBTfAXh@^^bAXpIe@hAFr@b@t@nALr@ZdIr@fHxBnPx@tD|ClJXpAJrAIrByBfI[lBSfCEzAJvCTdBh@rB|AtDvCjErHnFhBlCf@jAnBvOTjAlA~CbBnBtAbAlC~ApGzChAjAnAlBh@rAbB|I`@dAr@hAnAz@lAXbEj@hCR`CDxAEhAMhAe@rAy@xDaEfDsE`ByCl@sAr@}Bt@mGr@{Aj@g@`A_@n@?nAZxA|A|BzDbB~DbBhFdAjFtAtJ|@xD|EjMbAhErBxSt@jEbA`DrCxEdArAfBrAdB~@lBj@zLhA~JvBhBXnCJlBEtMyAnADxA^xA`At@~@^x@r@jClAzG~@hCr@~@zAvAbAd@~ItBdCjA`CxBbD`Gh@f@hAd@hADt@Mr@_@xAmAh@w@t@aBfBeIx@aBhAgAhAk@hG_CjIiGhC_BnRoI`DkBrAyA~AmCx@sBhAmDz@kBfA{@x@]hAKt@H|@XtAfAbA~Bz@nDp@lFZtHOvKBfB^fBp@dBvAtAx@j@z@VrJrAxTlBbLd@hLQhC@pHp@|FvA|Al@vKrF`ElBbCz@`IpBpJlAdBXx@^lAjAt@xA`D`OjCzHxB`ErKfQn@nAz@rCRdCT`HRxAd@jC|BfHr@`FDfC_@tMDlE\\`DtBfLhA`Kr@`Eh@jBt@fB|AxB~BpBlCfAbC^nCDxBS`Cw@fF{CxB_B|DyBxBQbAPxAx@`@^jC`Fn@x@lBvAnEfB|@x@^r@Z`B?bBKfA_BzEWfAOpALdCrDvNr@lD`B`Lp@vCzAtD|AfCvHrIlD~CvCzBx@f@~@\\~ARfDLnDExCb@dHrBhCf@bAJlHFfDd@lJdD|RzIxCfA`EfAdEn@`E^pGnAnFjBfFxCjGrEjLlKxAvAjA|ApBrDn@jBh@|BxB`Nx@jDrEnMh@lBxD~^f@vDd@`CbAhCbBpCbB~AhB`AdBj@fB\\rDRxSC`FHrFl@hAd@xAdAh@`@~@rAx@`Bl@dCNdAJ~BIzCu@tFgFxR_CpLiA~Hm@nFYjEHfDTlC~@xCjE`IhCxGvDhLvGpOp@vCL`ADvBIlC[rBs@~BoB`FcClHyAtFiAtFs@~EYjDChBVrDd@~A^p@|@x@x@Xn@Fx@AxFm@fBHbA\\nBrAhCrDvApAz@^dIzAtAp@bCfBpDxD|EnGtClEfB`DjAjDfAlFz@zGf@dHJlFi@tDaGbU{@tQc@fCs@dBiAxAuA`AiBd@uL~AoBd@wDnAcHpD}Af@_B^yHr@a@LyBpAcB~BgA`EK~@eAzQw@`KuBbSqDbVmFbWgC|HeDpHyA`CqKbNaAdBy@zBe@xBIjCBfCRxAVrAbArChA~Bv@~Bh@`CPzBHbCCdCq@rSMlKB`Jn@v`@I`Ck@tEs@dDoBjFw@`BoCrEsC~CaFfEcEzDeArAgDfFiBrDgQxc@sCdEiFfFe@`A_@rAM~AL~BnFfg@pFde@ZdFGfCStA_@~Au@|AcCtDc@lBEpANhEIdCo@dCsAfCy@lB_@`CI|BBxBNhCXpB^xA^x@hAjAdBr@jHxBrClBdBrBx@~Al@`Bx@dD~@vGXpGO`H_@zCYpBmG~Xg@lDQ~D@nDVpCj@pCbCnJt@zFVnHMpHUhBiAjDu@pA{CbCkDvD}AzDYxA_@zFHvFT`CdAbFhA~Cb@x@lBpClDtCh@p@`@p@Rr@H`AEdA}@tG_@zDE|DNbDd@jDn@~An@z@|DhDl@z@X~@NlAHvBGhGF`CVxC`BdHz@nBvBpCt@f@vAr@|FfBjAt@f@l@n@xAPfAFjGNnBd@rArA|Ar@`@bF`BxBbAvBlA|EfDzAr@`D~@fLzA|Bt@hB`ArApA~@hAt@dBb@rBD`AAvBg@xCcC`JQrBDdAb@fB`ArA`Bp@lD^dAXnAlA\\r@T~@H~@ClAa@lFCnDN~HbA|RjBhR\\xBlAxEtB`FrB`D|A|AhD`B|AXdBJpLMlDRzCr@zBz@pBjA`BpAbCrC~FfKnArAbHhGlB`CbBpC|BfFfK|\\hBzElBvD~B|BnN~JnBhCv@xA~@pChClMh@rBx@rB|B`Fx@xBVxA`@rDNfDN`HC`I_@xDoBxHm@bDEpAHtANjAZfApCbFtC`EfDzDrDpDdAl@hA^~Gz@z@\\vA`AzArB`C~DnAlCr@zBXjDItBWvAoAxCyDbF]v@Kx@CrAN~@vAdD~CbFrB~BfEjD|DtBfLpEzBf@nCJxAKl@Qt@J~AS|ADr@RdAz@d@n@Xn@vAdFt@lDx@zFb@dEPxDF`E?xCWhPBdENnDZ~CbC|MR~BK`CYpCcE~TIj@Cb@En@?l@R|ChAlFZfEK~C}@nGIrABpCNfFr@|HVpBl@dCfCzHNlCIjAUbAgBbEcCtEyBjDyKlOMRQZM`@M`@G^E`@Af@?XD`@DXLh@JZLVRZRRpDpD|@~A`@tAr@|DnAfDlAdB|DnEhArBb@pAZzAn@~G^~B|AnE~ApCzHfIlCpDfOlXpA`B`Ax@|Al@jGb@rBh@hCvAnAfAvAdBhClEbAfCnAdEn@rCd@dDlAbK~BfIx@~AlDbFfBpBlFjElDbBhDp@jBDxHs@dBDrARhB~@t@r@fC`DtAjAbD`BpBXbB?lFSfJk@rC[dAY|@c@|DiD~A_AvCi@hBHlAT~@d@dC|BpA~AnAnBhCzFlAvEx@fF^`GIxCYnBe@pBgEzIy@pCYnCe@xJmA|EyBdGUxA?fBN~AbBrGN~BF|DV|AbAnBbGbFxB`CnB`DpA~Dh@xCPlFEfB_@tCgA|CeWjd@mAnCy@`CyAlGu@xHGzBFbDJlBh@fDRr@x@dBhAhBrFbGbAtAbAdCZlAXrBt@bL^jDpAfFdAjCx@rAx@t@tAj@`APdBElEq@~@?h@Jx@l@X^bBzEt@bAx@^|Et@r@\\bAt@z@vA|AlEx@fA"
websites: 
  - url: "http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/"
    name: Blue Ridge Parkway Association
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/gwj/"
    name: George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
  - url: "http://www.historicroads.org/"
    name: Historic Roads
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
  - Parkway
  - Virginia State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - VA
part of: 
  - "2280"
ll: 
  - -78.858179
  - 38.031234
bounds: 
  - - -80.91259799999995
    - 36.56211100000007
  - - -78.85716199999996
    - 38.031234

---

Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway is an elongated, man-made feature that provides a safe leisurely recreational driving experience. It embraces Southern Appalachian cultural, natural, scenic and recreational resources. The Byway promotes understanding, appreciation and knowledge of Appalachia by preserving and protecting the natural, historic and cultural resources contained within its boundaries.