UPDATE ON THE BLUERIDGE PKY
Blue Ridge Parkway Closure Affects Travel/Summit Observation Deck Closed for Construction/Bring water to campsites … details ±A new observation deck at the summit of Mount Mitchell is under construction, closing the summit area and detouring trails to the summit parking area. The new observation deck is projected for completion in November 2008.
Due to drought conditions, no potable water is available at the Deep Gap and Commissary Ridge backpacking areas. Campers are advised to bring water and adjust schedules to ensure adequate drinking water supplies.
approaching winter season has the Great Smoky Mountains National Park closing some facilities and roads.
Seven of the park’s 10 campgrounds will be closed Saturday.
The Cades Cove Campground in Tennessee and the Smokemont Campground in North Carolina will remain open through the winter, but will have self-registration.
Hours will be reduced at the visitor centers and some roads will be closed during November.
The Park’s two main roads, Newfound Gap and Little River, will remain open throughout the year, except for temporary bad weather closures. Newfound Gap is U.S. 441.
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