Blowing Rock is located in North Carolina's High Country, defined by scenic landscapes fringed by the peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The town is named after a nearby rock formation ...

Nearly 4,000 acres of "critical" property in the Great Balsam Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway will be protected as forest and natural land under a new land conservation deal between a group ...

Extending more than 450 miles between Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, the Blue Ridge Parkway is a trip through the history of the Blue Ridge ...

The reservoir, formed when a dam was constructed on ... If you want the full Blue Ridge Mountains experience, look no further than the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway. Guests can take a two-hour ride ...

According to the NPS, the parkway passes through six mountain chains in the Southern Appalachians. The first 355 miles follow the Blue Ridge Mountains. Near Asheville, the parkway winds through ...

Eleven years ago, downtown Blue Ridge had four restaurants to its name. Today, 25 line the streets of this charming town 90 miles north of Atlanta. Blue Ridge’s boom can be credited to a 2008 ...