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Fall Opens Up Your Opportunities Along The Blue Ridge Parkway

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By NPT Staff - November 12th, 2020
There's still time to visit the Blue Ridge Parkway this fall/Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation

There's still time to visit the Blue Ridge Parkway this fall/Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation

With more than a month of fall to go, at least on the calendar, there are plenty of reasons to continue to explore the Blue Ridge Parkway that stretches from Virginia to North Carolina.

The season is winding down for facilities, notes the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, but there is still so much to see and do along the 469-mile-long scenic route in November.

  • Catch a live artist demonstration at the Folk Art Center at milepost 382 near Asheville. You can learn the processes behind raku pottery, Appalachian weaving, broom making, and more. If you can’t make it to the center, the Southern Highland Craft Guild is taking its fall Craft Fair virtual this year November 12-15. Learn more 
  • Enter the annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition. The theme of the Blue Ridge Parkway category this year is “Blue Ridge Parkway: Nature’s Escape.” Entries are due by November 20. Find details
  • Book a table for a delicious three-course Thanksgiving supper at Peaks of Otter Lodge. Take a stroll around Abbott Lake afterward to complete the day. Get details 
  • Head to the top of Mount Mitchell State Park via the Parkway before the first snowfall of the season. It’s always fascinating to see how chilly it is atop the highest peak east of the Mississippi. Park hours

If you plan to head out for a leisurely afternoon drive, be sure to check the road closure map. For those who can't make it out to the Parkway, you can still take a look at it. The foundation has installed a webcam at The Bluffs Restaurant this fall to provide a live view at Doughton Park. You can find the link here.

Finally, with Thanksgiving drawing near, old timers will recall that diners at Crabtree Meadows Coffee Shop didn’t ask for a slice of pumpkin pie. Instead they ordered the delicious pumpkin cobbler. Though the coffee shop at milepost 339.5 closed long ago, the recipe lives on. It might just be the new favorite at your Thanksgiving meal this year. You can find the recipe here.

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