Kids in Parks

Cumberland Knob Interpretive Panels

In preparation for the 75th Anniversary celebration in 2010, the Foundation funded a new set of interpretive panels at the Cumberland Knob Visitor Center (MP 217), giving an account of the history of the Parkway, its beginning at Cumberland Knob and how its design blends into the surrounding landscape.

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Kids in Parks unveils biking TRACK Trail at Rocky Knob Park on August 29

August 21, 2015

Kids in Parks invites families and friends to celebrate the grand opening of a new biking TRACK Trail at the Rocky Knob Park Pump Track in Boone on Saturday, August 29, at 9:30 a.m. The day also marks the program’s sixth anniversary.

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Kids in Parks and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation honored

March 9, 2015

The Association of Partners for Public Lands celebrates excellence in public lands partnerships

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New Trails on the Horizon for Kids in Parks Thanks to a Grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation

January 20, 2015

(WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.) - More TRACK trails mean more happy and healthy children and families thanks to a new grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation. Kids in Parks (KIP), a signature program of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, has been awarded $921,000 from the BCBSNC Foundation to continue its work helping kids and families reconnect with nature through TRACK Trails.

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