The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed today through the Asheville corridor, as swell as most of the rest of the parkway in North Carolina for snow, ice, winter, cold, all of those end-of-January conditions.
Got snowshoes? Head to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
However, the parkway is open at Mileposts 384.5-384.7 at U.S. 74 to access the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, and from 382-382.5 at U.S. 70/Tunnel Road to access the Folk Art Center, which are both open today.
It is 8 degrees in Asheville, -8 with the wind chill, and the roads are heavily snow and ice-covered and treacherous, which is translated to mean – don’t go out driving if you don’t have to!
You can access the parkway in most places by foot if you have really good, waterproof boots. You can hike, snowshoe, cross-country ski and walk the dog. But remember, unless you have an Alaskan Husky, dogs are not typically snow and ice creatures and should be properly protected, just like you’d protect a child in the cold. They have warm vests and booties for dogs at any pet shop or outdoor gear store
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