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Blue Ridge Parkway
National Parkway
in
Blue Ridge
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Appalachian Mountains
in
NC
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VA
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The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking the Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It runs mostly along the spine of the Blue Ridge, a major mountain chai…
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Trails
(200)
FEATURED
Appalachian Trail
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Trailheads
(85)
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Taylors Mountain Overlook Trailhead
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Picnic Areas
(16)
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Cascades Overlook Picnic Area
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Campgrounds
(10)
FEATURED
Rocky Knob Campround
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Interpretive Trails
(6)
FEATURED
Brinegar Cabin Interpretive Trail
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Attractions
Observation Points
(266)
FEATURED
Cahas Knob Overlook
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Visitor Centers
(11)
FEATURED
Blue Ridge Music Center
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Museums
(1)
FEATURED
Museum of North Carolina Minerals
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Monuments
(1)
FEATURED
Masonic Monument
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Wildlife Watching Areas
(1)
FEATURED
Smart View Birding Area
Plants
Cain’s Reedgrass
Calamagrostis cainii (species)
83
Observations
JAN - DEC
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia (species),
“Calico-Bush”, “Spoonwood”, “American Laurel”, “Clamoun”, “Ivybush”, “Lambkill”, “Sheep Laurel”
32
Observations
JAN - DEC
White Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum (species),
“Large-Flowered Trillium”, “White Wake-Robin”
23
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis (species)
21
Observations
JAN - DEC
Podophyllum peltatum
SPECIES ·
“Mayapple”
20
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Peaks of Otter Salamander
Plethodon hubrichti (species)
12
Observations
JAN - DEC
Red-Backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus (species),
“Eastern Red-Backed Salamander”, “Red Back Salamander”
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
Southern Two-Lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera (species)
8
Observations
JAN - DEC
Desmognathus planiceps
SPECIES
7
Observations
JAN - DEC
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
SPECIES
6
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus (species),
“Rufous-Sided Towhee”
13,666
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos (species)
12,191
Observations
JAN - DEC
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis (species)
9,964
Observations
JAN - DEC
Dark-Eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis (species)
9,865
Observations
JAN - DEC
Blue-Headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius (species),
“Solitary Vireo”
9,567
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Battus philenor
SPECIES ·
“Pipevine Swallowtail”
14
Observations
JAN - DEC
Phryganea sayi
SPECIES
10
Observations
JAN - DEC
Rhyacophila glaberrima
SPECIES
8
Observations
JAN - DEC
Goera calcarata
SPECIES
8
Observations
JAN - DEC
Ceratopsyche sparna
SPECIES
8
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Fungi
Ganoderma tsugae
SPECIES
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
Megacollybia
GENUS
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lobaria pulmonaria
SPECIES ·
“Lungwort”, “Lung Lichen”
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
SPECIES
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Umbilicaria mammulata
SPECIES ·
“Navel Lichen”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
49
Protected Area
33
National Parkway
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway
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