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Need ideas on CG's as were planning on doing the Blue Ridge Parkway Sept./ Oct. time frame. Were going to start in Front Royal VA. and end up in Waynesville NC. If anyone has done this how long does it take to go the 470 miles at an easy pace. And what might be the good points of interest's to see. Any help would be helpful.
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CoachmenKen
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Best to check the Website
as there are some closings and you will not be able to drive it straight through. We were there in May in the Asheville area and could only go a short distance north of there before getting detoured off.
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Hokiehall
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Note that if you are starting at Front Royal, you will be on the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, which is separate from the Blue Ridge Parkway and will require a $15 admission fee. The BRP starts at the southern end of the Skyline Drive. If you do both, you will be traveling a total of 574 miles.
If you want to travel only the parkway, you can begin at Afton where it intersects with I-64 at milepost 0. There is no fee to travel the parkway.
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I did the Skyline/Blue Ridge Parkway years ago in the fall. Remember you are at a high elevation and the leaves will change color earlier up there. Check the website as suggested. Plan your route to allow about 200 miles or less a day. The speed limit is 45mph or less. A lot of places to stop and leak peek and hike. Try and make it all the way to the end near Cherokee, NC. That will give you bragging rights. Not many have driven the whole route.
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oldvectra
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Skyline drive is under construction also. There are many places that were only gravel when we went up about two months ago.
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Got to be one the most beautiful drives anywhere. Check for detours and find a campground near there. Any detours along the route still are in beautiful areas. I have been the whole way a couple of times. Speed limit is checked and you have to be careful of deer anyway. You will want to stop often for the views. It pretty much takes a week to do it correctly.
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That's the peak tourist season so plan top stop early if you want a campsite.
I'd say 150 miles a day absolute MAX if you want to do it right. Stop at Peaks of Otter for dinner. Seafood buffet every Friday night.
A short detour from there to Bedford to see the D-Day Memorial is a must.
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mtnman1989
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We stay on the Blue Ridge Parkway all the time.
The NC campgrounds are our favorite because of highier elevations(cooler).
The cg fee is $16 or $8 with golden age access pass.
There are no hookups. You will not need hookups if you are driving daily.
We stay a week at a time in one cg without any hookups.
They all have fresh water and dump station.
The sites are very small (built in the 50s)but most will handle a 30 foot rv.
All are paved and all have a host.
The two I like most are Doughton and Mt Pisgah.
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agesilaus
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We just got home from doing sections of both the Sky Way and Blue Ridge. There are some detours but these just route you to local roads for 15 or 20 minutes and are no big deal. We got off below Linville Falls and got on I-26 down to I-95.
Just be aware that the speed limit is 45 mph but you won't be able to drive that fast, you will probably average 35 or below. I'd estimate well over 20 driving hours for the whole thing and that doesn't count stops. There was more traffic on Saturday but nothing that was any sort of problem. We got off and found a KOA off I-81 at Staunton I think. Darned pricey too but we didn't feel like driving another hour to Natural Bridge where there is a PPA CG.
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Wildbuc
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Some of my favorites:
Julian Price Lake, a campground right on the parkway. Visit nearby Blowing Rock for eats and shopping.
See Linville Gorge and stay at the nearby campground.
Black Mountain, a forest service campground a few miles off the parkway but very nice and secluded. Has a great swimming hole on the river.
Mount Pisgah is very cool at 4500 ft. It has a nice restaurant with view.
In the Smokies, there are wonderful campgrounds at Smokemont and Cades Cove. A must do is drive or cycle the 11 mile loop around the valley.
Finally, if you get that far, Standing Indian near Franklin is fantastic if you like cool air, large spaces, fishing, and having a river running through your campground. Nearby there is ruby mining for those so inclined.
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