Section of Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Pisgah, Graveyard Fields reopens following Helene damage

Section of Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Pisgah, Graveyard Fields reopens following Helene damage

Eleven months after Helene tore through Western North Carolina, damaging the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, one section that leads to several popular sites has reopened.

Heavily traveled part of Blue Ridge Parkway reopens after Helene

On Friday, the National Park Service announced completion of a landslide repair project at milepost 401.5, near Ferrin Knob Tunnel No. 3, on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Popular section of Blue Ridge Parkway reopens nearly 11 months after Helene

A popular 14-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway reopened Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, following repairs completed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Landslide repair opens access to Pisgah Inn, other popular parkway attractions - Hendersonville Lightning

Completion of a landslide repair at milepost 401.5, near Ferrin Knob Tunnel No. 3, has enabled the National Park Service to reopen Blue Ridge Parkway access from milepost 393, near N.C. 191 in Asheville to milepost 420, 2 miles south of the Graveyard Fields area, the NPS announced.