Blue Ridge Parkway DIRECTORY & TRAVEL ... - Massanutten Resort
Blue Ridge Parkway DIRECTORY & TRAVEL ... - Massanutten Resort
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The North<br />
Carolina<br />
Arboretum,<br />
Asheville, NC.<br />
Exit at<br />
Milepost 393<br />
For 24 hour <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong> <strong>Parkway</strong> information, including<br />
road conditions, please call (828) 298-0398<br />
or visit www.nps.gov/blri<br />
For more information<br />
you may contact the state tourism offices<br />
North Carolina Travel & Tourism<br />
4324 Mail Service Center<br />
Raleigh NC 27699-4324<br />
800 VISITNC. www.visitnc.com<br />
Virginia Tourism Corporation<br />
901 E Byrd Street<br />
Richmond, VA 23219<br />
800 VISITVA. www.virginia.org<br />
Tennessee Travel & Tourism<br />
320 6th Avenue #500<br />
Nashville, TN 37243-7000<br />
800GO2-TENN • www.tnvacation.com<br />
The 61st Edition<br />
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION<br />
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY ASSOCIATION, INC.<br />
P. O. BOX 2136, ASHEVILLE, NC 28802<br />
(828) 670-1924<br />
COPYRIGHT 2010<br />
NO PORTION OF THIS GUIDE OR ITS MAPS<br />
MAY BE REPRINTED WITHOUT PERMISSION.<br />
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />
PRINTED IN THE USA.<br />
This free Travel Directory is published by the 600+ member<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong> <strong>Parkway</strong> Association to help you more fully<br />
enjoy your <strong>Parkway</strong> area vacation. Our membership includes<br />
attractions, outdoor recreation, accommodations, restaurants,<br />
shops, and a variety of other services essential to the traveler.<br />
All our members are included in this Travel Directory.<br />
Distribution of the Directory does not imply endorsement by<br />
the National Park Service of the businesses or commercial<br />
services listed.<br />
When you visit their place of business, please let them know<br />
you found them in the <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong> <strong>Parkway</strong> Travel Directory.<br />
This will help us ensure the availability of another Directory<br />
for you the next time you visit the <strong>Parkway</strong> area. Visit the <strong>Blue</strong><br />
<strong>Ridge</strong> <strong>Parkway</strong> Association’s website for even more information:<br />
www.blueridgeparkway.org<br />
For a detailed <strong>Parkway</strong> map, ask at the <strong>Parkway</strong><br />
Visitor Centers for the official “strip map”.<br />
Some <strong>Parkway</strong> photographs by William A. Bake,<br />
Mike Booher, Vickie Dameron and Jeff Greenberg<br />
© <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong> <strong>Parkway</strong> Association<br />
Layout/Design:<br />
Imagewerks Productions: Fletcher, NC<br />
What is the National Scenic Byways<br />
Program and what is the difference<br />
between National Scenic Byways and<br />
All-American Roads?<br />
All the roads designated by the U.S. Secretary of<br />
Transportation are considered part of the America’s Byways<br />
collection. To be designated as a National Scenic Byway, (as<br />
Shenandoah National Park), a road must possess at least one<br />
of the six intrinsic qualities (historic, cultural, natural, scenic,<br />
recreational, archeological). The features contributing to the<br />
distinctive characteristics of the corridor’s intrinsic qualities<br />
must possess regional significance.<br />
To receive an All-American Road designation, (as does the<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong> <strong>Parkway</strong>), a road must possess multiple intrinsic<br />
qualities that are nationally significant, and contain one-of-akind<br />
features that do not exist elsewhere. The road must also<br />
be considered a destination unto itself. That is, the road must<br />
provide an exceptional traveling experience so recognized<br />
by travelers that the primary reason for their trip would be to<br />
drive along the Byway.