Yes, the Blue Ridge Parkway is for the most part closed today for icy conditions. But, the Visitor Center, at Milepost 384 near the U.S. 74 entrance in Asheville, and the Folk Art Center, at MP 382 near the U.S. 70/Tunnel Road entrance, are both open usual hours today.
There is enough of the parkway road open to allow access to these areas, although the road in between them, as well as north and south, are all closed today.
Even if you’re not interested in going shopping at the Folk Art Center or browsing exhibits and watching the movie at the visitor center, the fact these two buildings are open comes in handy. You can park safely at both places and use them as jumping off points to the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, which scoots past both buildings, and have yourself a nice, frosty, winter hike. The MTS is marked with a white circle on trees and posts.
Also, both these buildings operated by the National Park Service, have public bathrooms, also nice when you’re out hiking.
If you want to go a little further afoot, you can drive up to the gated sections of the parkway,
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