Buck Spring Lodge was built by George W. Vanderbilt as a hunting retreat. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to temporarily reopen Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville
January 25, 2019
Update (January 28, 2019): With the enactment of the continuing resolution, staff along the Blue Ridge Parkway resumed regular winter operations beginning Monday, January 28, 2019.