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The Blue Ridge
Parkway
is a noncommercial motor
route established in 1936 and administered by the U.S. National Park
Service, extending for 469 miles through the Appalachian Mountains in
Virginia and North Carolina. Following along mountain crests (elevations
varying from 600 to 6,000 ft ), it links the
Shenandoah National Park
(north) with the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (south)
and probes the George Washington, Jefferson, and Pisgah national forests. It
traverses colorful mountain scenery with facilities for outdoor recreation
camping, hiking, and picnicking along its route. |