Expert Travel Advice to Blue Ridge Parkway

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    I am planning on going to Smart View Mt. on Sat. Can we cook with fire?
    Anonymous user answered:
    It appears though you may use campfires while staying in the Parkway, though the National Park Service is prohibiting firewood brought in from other states, including: Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. This is to prevent the spread of destructive insects known to be in wood from those areas.
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    Can anyone tell me how far I can take the Blue Ridge Parkway from North to South,where do...
    Anonymous user answered:
    You can ride the Parkway for a total of 469 miles as it rolls from Virginia in the north to North Carolina in the south. It combines Shenandoah's snaking Skyline Drive and ends just outside of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can find more info, including ideas for things to do and recommended places to stay, here: http://vacation.away.com/virginia/travel-v2-cid8830-blue-ridge-parkway-cid350266-active-and-adventure-vacations.html. There are loads of access points along the entire route; you can find some good maps here: http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/maps.htm.
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    Where can I find Brown Mountain lights traveling the parkway begining in Sparta NC?
    Anonymous user answered:
    According to a website dedicated to the Brown Mountain Lights, you can see them on most nights throughout the year. Some of the most common Parkway locations to view the lights are at Mile Post 302 at Brown Mountain Light Overlook and at Mile Post 301 at Green Mountain Overlook.
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    Scenic road through Blue Ridge Mountains?
    Alistair answered:
    That's a long trip, no doubt, and taking the "scenic" route will certainly add some time to your journey. Instead of following the I-95 corridor via Washington and Richmond, you might want to take I-66 from DC over toward I-81. One option, from there, would be to head up to Shenandoah National Park and drive part or all if its Skyline Drive (some nice lodges and campgrounds up there, too). This precedes the start of the Blue Ridge Parkway and is an equally pretty drive (depending on when you're going, it can also get a bit slow with traffic!). Another option might be to cut over to Asheville from Greensboro, NC, and spend a night or two there. This will put you close to the Smoky Mountains and within easy range of some nice day hikes and drives (such as Linn Cove Viaduct on Grandfather Mountain). From Asheville, it's not too far to get back on I-85 and truck it down to the Panhandle via Atlanta.

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