Summer Events Along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia

Celebrate the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary with festivals and special events, all summer long. [...]

Historic Parkway Faces Challenges by Phil Francis

Back in March Phil Francis, Superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, wrote an Op-ed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. While it is a couple of months old. What he had to say has lost none of its relevance. For those of us who love these mountains and the roadway that runs their length his words hold [...]

State Parks In The Virginia Mountains

Map of the Virginia State Parks in the Appalachian Mountains

Located in the mountains of western Virginia are thirteen State Parks and five Natural Area Preserves.

Click on the map below to see the locations.

Virginia State Parks Sky Meadows State Park – Clarke & Fauquier Counties

With rolling pastures and woodlands, the park boasts beautiful vistas of the foothills and access [...]