Unlike previous years, visitors who travel the Blue Ridge Parkway will still need to navigate some closures along the route ...

Here's what travelers should know about what's open, what's closed and how to see the parkway's spring blooms. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Blue Ridge Parkway still ...

National parks saw a record-breaking 331.8 million visitors in the last year, a 2% increase from the previous year. Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains the most visited national park, while ...

Tropical Storm Helene left lots of vegetation in its wake that will contribute to future wildfires. Now is the time to focus ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Although the Western United ... Many residents live near the Blue Ridge Parkway Corridor, which is owned by the National Park Service (NPS), or beside ...

Parts of the parkway are open after Tropical Storm Helene, but major sections remain closed after the storm. Here's what to ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway, the nation's second most visited national park unit, is one of those popular attractions. As spring arrives and cars begin to fill the 469-mile parkway that spans the Blue ...