As the fall leaf-peeping season approaches, the Blue Ridge Parkway reopened Monday between Asheville and Mount Mitchell State Park, allowing the park to open for the first time since the remnants of ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Mount Mitchell State Park reopened Monday for the first time since Hurricane Helene, coinciding with the reopening of the Blue Ridge Parkway between milepost 382 in Asheville and ...

ASHEVILLE – Another round of good news for leaf lookers, sightseers and anyone who loves the outdoors — a major section of road on the Blue Ridge Parkway is now complete, and Mount Mitchell State Park ...

MOUNT MITCHELL, N.C. — All 13 state parks in North Carolina that were closed after Hurricane Helene have officially reopened, with Mount Mitchell celebrating with a grand ceremony on Thursday. Mount ...

Though Mount Mitchell State Park has not reopened yet, access along the Blue Ridge Parkway will be repaired in fall 2025, parkway staff said. A timelines for long-term repairs, which would see the ...

A view of Mount Mitchell from the Blue Ridge Parkway. At 6,684 feet above sea level, Mount Mitchell is the highest point in the eastern United States. NEWS & OBSERVER FILE PHOTO As the fall ...