The Blue Ridge Parkway

The following is a master list of pullouts, overlooks, and attractions along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The list runs from north to south: MP 0 in Virginia to MP 469 in North Carolina (MP stands for Mile Post).

Be sure to visit the Best of the Blue Ridge Parkway for lists of the park’s “must see” stops and attractions.

Code Key

V: View plus star rating (1-bad to 5-excellent)
HV: Must hike to the view, plus star rating
E: Exhibits
ENT: Live entertainment
F: Food
GS: Gift Store
H: Historic Site
HB: Horseback Riding/Trailer Parking
I: Information
LP: Large Picnic Area
P: Picnic table available
RR: Restrooms
T: Trail
Ts: Trails
WF: Waterfall (may have to hike to the falls)

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1. Afton Overlook (MP .2) V*
2. Rockfish Valley View (MP 1.5) V****
3. Shenandoah Valley View (MP 2.9)
4. Humpback Rocks Visitor Center (MP 5.8) I / E / GS / H / RR
5. Humpback Gap Overlook (MP 6) HV***** / Ts / P
6. Humpback Picnic Area (MP 8.5) LP /  RR / Ts
7. Greenstone Overlook (MP 8.8) V*** / T
8. Dripping Rock Parking Area (MP 9.6) T
9. Rock Point Overlook (MP 10.4) V***
10. Ravens Roost Overlook (MP 10.7) V***** / P
11. Hickory Spring Parking Area (MP 11.7) V** / P
12. 3 Ridges Mountain (MP 13.1) V* / T / P
13. The Priest Parking Area (MP 17.6) P
14. White Rock Gap Parking Area (MP 18.5) Ts / WF
15. 20-Minute Cliff (MP 19) V***
16. The Slacks Overlook (MP 20) V** / Ts / WF / P
17. Bald Mountain Overlook (MP 22.1) V**
18. Fork Mountain Overlook (MP 23) V*
19. Big Spy Mountain (MP 26.3) V** / T
20. Whetstone Ridge District Office (MP 29) I / T / P / RR
21. Stillhouse Hollow Parking Area (MP 31.4) P
22. Yankee Horse Ridge Parking Area (MP 34.4) T / WF / P / H
23. Boston Knob (MP 38.8) V** / T / P
24. Irish Creek Valley View (MP 42.4) V**
25. Whites Gap Overlook (MP 44.4) P
26. Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook (MP 44.9) V***
27. Buena Vista View (MP 45.7) V***
28. Indian Gap Parking Area (MP 47.5) T / P
29. House Mountain View (MP 49.3) V***
30. Punch Bowl Mountain Overlook (MP 51.7) V* / T
31. Bluff Mountain Overlook (MP 52.8)
32. Rice Mountain Overlook (MP 53.6) V** / P
33. White Oak Flats Overlook (MP 55.2) T / P
34. Dancing Creek Overlook (MP 55.9) V* / P
35. Upper Otter Creek Overlook (MP 57.6) V*
36. Otter Creek Flats Overlook (MP 58.2) V* / P
37. Otter Creek Overlook (MP 59.7)
38. The Riffles (MP 60.4) V*
39. Otter Creek Campground (MP 61) RR
40. Terrapin Hill View (MP 61.4) T / P
41. Lower Otter Creek Overlook (MP 62.5) V** / T / P
42. Otter Lake (MP 63.1) V*** / Ts
43. James River Visitor Center (MP 63.6) V**** / I / E / RR / LP / Ts / H
44. James River Valley Parking Area (MP 69.1) P
45. Terrapin Mountain View (MP 72.6) V*
46. Thunder Ridge Parking Area (MP 74.7) HV***** / T / P
47. Arnold Valley View (MP 75.2) V*****
48. Apple Orchard Mountain (MP 76.5) V***
49. Sunset Field (MP 78.4) V* / Ts / WF
50. Onion Mountain Overlook (MP 79.7) V*** / T / P
51. Black Rock Hill View (MP 79.9) V*
52. Head Foremost Mountain View (MP 81.9) V**
53. Fallingwater Cascades Parking Area (MP 83.1) T
54. Flat Top Trail Parking Area (MP 83.5) Ts
55. Peaks of Otter Lodge (MP 85.4) T / RR / F / GS
56. Peaks of Otter Recreation Area (MP 86) Ts / I / GS / RR / LP / Camping
57. Peaks of Otter Visitor Center (MP 85.9) I / E / GS / RR / Ts
58. Upper Goose Creek Valley View (MP 89.4) V***
59. Porter Mountain View (MP 90) V***
60. Mills Gap View (MP 91.8) V*** / T / P
61. Purgatory Mountain View (MP 92.1) V****
62. Sharp Top Mountain View (MP 92.5) V**** / T
63. Bobletts Gap Overlook (MP 93.1) V* / H / P / T
64. Pine Tree Overlook (MP 95.2) V****
65. Harveys Knob Overlook (MP 95.3) V*** / T
66. Montvale View (MP 95.4) V***** / Ts / P
67. Iron Mine Hollow (MP 96.2) V***
68. Taylor Mountain View (MP 97) V**** / T
69. Great Valley Overlook (MP 99.6) V**** / P
70. The Quarry Overlook (MP 100.9) V***
71. N&W Railroad Overlook (MP 106.9) V***
72. Coyner Mountain View (MP 107)
73. Read Mountain View (MP 109.8)
74. Stewarts Knob Overlook (MP 110.6) Ts / HB
75. Roanoke Basin View (MP 112.9)
76. Roanoke River Overlook (MP 114.9) V**** / Ts
77. Virginia’s Explore Park Visitor Center (MP 115): E / GS / I / RR
78. Roanoke Mountain Loop Road (MP 120.3) V***** / T
79. Mill Mountain Parkway (MP 120.5) T / HB / LP / RR / ENT
80. Buck Mountain Overlook (MP 123.2) HV*, T
81. Masons Knob View (MP 126.6) V*
82. Metz Run Overlook (MP 128.7)
83. Poages Mill Overlook (MP 129.3) V*
84. Roanoke Vally Overlook (MP 129.6) V****
85. Lost Mountain View (MP 129.9) V**
86. Slings Gap (MP 132.4) V*
87. Bull Run Knob View (MP 133.6)
88. Poor Mountain View (MP 134.9) V*
89. Cahas Mountain View (MP 139) V***
90. Devils Backbone View (MP 143.9) V*****
91. Pine Spur Overlook (MP 144.8) V**** / P
92. Smart View Overlook (MP 154.1) V* / T
93. Smart View Recreation Area (MP 154.5) T / H / LP / RR
94. Shortts Knob Overlook (MP 157.6)
95. Rakes Mill Pond (MP 162.4) V** / H
96. Rocky Knob Campground (MP 167.1)
97. The Saddle Overlook (MP 168) V**** / T
98. Rock Castle Gorge Overlook (MP 168.8) V**** / T
99. Rocky Knob Information Station and Picnic Area (MP 169) I / GS / LP / RR / Ts
100. Twelve O’Clock Knob Overlook (MP 169.1) V**** / Ts
101. Mabry Mill (MP 176.2) H / I / F / GS / RR
102. Round Meadow Overlook (MP 179.3) T
103. Ground Hog Mountain Picnic Area (MP 189) LP / H / RR
104. Pilot Mountain View (MP 189.1)
105. Puckett Cabin (MP 189.9) H
106. Granite Quarry Overlook (MP 202.8)
107. Piedmont Overlook (MP 203.9) V**
108. Blue Ridge Music Center (MP 213) I / E / GS / ENT / Ts
109. Cumberland Knob Recreation Area (MP 217.5) LP / RR / Ts / H
110. High Piney Spur (MP 218.6) V**** / T
111. Little Glade Mill Pond (MP 230.1) V***, P, T
112. Stone Mountain Overlook (MP 232.5) V** / P
113. Bullhead Mountain Overlook (MP 233.7) V**
114. Mahogany Rock Overlook (MP 235) V* / P
115. Devils Garden Overlook (MP 235.7) V** / T
116. Air Bellows Overlook (MP 236.9) V****
117. Brinegar Cabin (MP 238.5) H / P / Ts
118. Doughton Park Campground (MP 239.2) RR / Ts
119. Low Notch Overlook (MP 240.6) V** / Ts
120. Doughton Park Recreation Area (MP 241.1) LP / RR / Ts / F
121. Alligator Back Overlook (MP 242.4) V***/ HV***** /Ts
122. Bluff Mountain View (MP 243.4) V*** / T
123. Basin Cove Overlook (MP 244.7) V* / Ts
124. Sheets Gap (MP 252.8) P
125. Northwest Trading Post (MP 258.7) I, GS, F
126. Jumpinoff Rock Parking Area (MP 260.3) V**/ HV*** / T / P
127. The Lump Overlook (MP 264.4) V*** / T / P
128. Mount Jefferson View (MP 266.8) V**
129. Betseys Rock Falls View (MP 267.8) V** / P
130. Lewis Fork Overlook (MP 270.2) V*
131. E. B. Jeffress Park (MP 271.9) LP / RR / Ts
132. Tomkins Knob Overlook (MP 272.5) Ts/ H
133. Elk Mountain Overlook (MP 274.3) V***
134. Stoney Fork Overlook (MP 277.3) V**
135. Osborne Mountain View (MP 277.9) V****
136. Carroll Gap Overlook (MP 278.3) V***
137. Grandview Overlook (MP 281.4) V***
138. Boones Trace (MP 285.1) P
139. Raven Rocks Overlook (MP 289.5) V*** / T
140. Yadkin Valley Overlook (MP 289.9) V****
141. Thunder Hill Overlook (MP 290.4) V****
142. Moses Cone Overlook (MP 293.4)
143. Moses Cone Memorial Park (MP 294) I, GS, RR, Ts, H
144. Sims Creek Overlook (MP 295.3) T
145. Sims Pond Overlook (295.9) V*** / T
146. Julian Price Park Picnic Area (MP 296.4) LP / RR
147. Price Lake Overlook (MP 296.7) V***** / T
148. Price Park Campground (MP 297) Ts / RR
149. Lakeview Overlook (MP 297) V*** / Ts / F
150. Cold Prong Pond Overlook (MP 299) T
151. Calloway Peak View (MP 299.7) T
152. Boone Fork Parking Area (MP 300) T
153. Green Mountain Overlook (MP 300.6) V*
154. Pilot Ridge Overlook (MP 301.8) V*
155. Wilson Creek Valley View (MP 302.1) V***
156. Boulder Field Overlook (MP302.4) V*** / T
157. Rough Ridge Overlook (MP 302.8) T
158. Wilson Creek Overlook (MP 302.8) HV*** / T
159. Yonahlossee Overlook (MP 303.9) HV****
160. Linn Cove Visitor Center (MP 304.4) I / GS / E / RR / T / H
161. Stack Rock Parking Area (MP 304.8) V*** / T
162. Beacon Heights Parking Area (MP 305.2) HV***** / Ts
163. Grandfather Mountain View (MP 306.6) V***
164. Grandmother Parking (MP 307.4)
165. Little Bald Overlook (MP 307.6) V**
166. Flat Rock Parking Overlook (MP 308.3) HV***** / T / P
167. Lost Cove Cliffs View (MP 310) V*/ P
168. Camp Creek Overlook (MP 315.6) T
169. Linville Falls Recreation Area (MP 316.4) I / E / GS / RR / Ts / WF / Campground
170. Linville Falls Picnic Area (MP 316.5) LP / RR
171. North Toe River Valley View (MP 318.4) V**
172. Chestoa View Parking Area (MP 320.8) HV*** / P / T
173. Bear Den Overlook (MP 323) V*****
174. Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) V** / T
175. North Cove View (MP 327.3) V**** / P
176. The Loops Overlook (MP 328.6) V**
177. Table Rock Mountain View (MP 329.8) V*
178. Museum of North Carolina Minerals (MP 330.9) I, E, GS, RR, T
179. Deer Lick Gap (MP 337.2) V** / P
180. Three Knob Overlook (MP 338.8) V*****
181. Crabtree Falls Campground (MP 339.5) T / RR
182. Crabtree Falls Picnic Area (MP 339.7) LP / RR
183. Black Mountains Overlook (MP 342.2) V***
184. Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3) V* / T
185. Big Laurel Gap Overlook (MP 347.9) V***
186. Curtis Valley Overlook (MP 348.8) V***
187. Laurel Knob Overlook (MP 349.2) V***
188. Mount Mitchell View (MP 349.9) V**
189. Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4) V*** / T
190. Bald Knob Parking Area (MP 352.4) V****
191. Ridge Junction Overlook (MP 355.3) V***
192. Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) Ts.
193. Glassmine Falls View (MP 361.2) V** / T
194. Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4) V*** / T
195. Craggy Dome View (MP 364.2) V***/ HV***** / T
196. Craggy Gardens Visitor Center (MP 364.5) I / E / GS / RR / Ts
197. Craggy Gardens Picnic Area (MP 367.6) LP / RR / T
198. Lane Pinnacle View (MP 372.1) V***
199. Bull Creek Valley View (MP 373.8) V** / P
200. Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) V****
201. Haw Creek Valley View (MP 380) V***
202. Folk Art Center (MP 382) I / E / GS / P / RR / T
203. Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center (MP 384) I / E / GS / RR / P
     Main Visitor Center for the Parkway
204. French Broad Overlook (MP 393.8) V*
205. Walnut Cove View (MP 396.4) V*** / T
206. Sleepy Gap Parking Area (MP 397.3) V*** / T
207. Chestnut Cove View (MP 398.3) V** / T
208. Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) V**
209. Wash Creek Valley Overlook (MP 401) V***
210. Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7) V*** / T
211. Stony Bald View (MP 402.6) V*** / T
212. Big Ridge Overlook (MP 403.6) V**** / T
213. Hominy Valley View (MP 404.2) V***
214. Mills River Valley Overlook (MP 404.5) V**** / T
215. Buck Springs Gap Overlook (MP 407.6) V*** / H / Ts
216. Mount Pisgah Picnic Area (MP 407.8) LP, RR
217. Flat Laurel Gap Overlook (MP 408.3) V** / T
218. Pisgah Inn (MP 408.6) F / GS / I / RR
219. Mount Pisgah Campground (MP 408.7) RR / T
220. Funnel Top Overlook (MP 409.3) V****
221. Pink Beds View (MP 410.3) V***
222. Cradle of Forestry Overlook (MP 411) V***
223. Cold Mountain View (MP 411.9) V*
224. Wagon Gap Road Overlook (MP412.2) P / T
225. Pounding Mill Overlook (MP 413.2) V****
226. Cherry Cove View (MP 415.7) V*** / T
227. Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.3) V*** / P
228. Looking Glass Rock View (MP 417) V**** / T
229. East Fork Overlook (MP 418.3) V****
230. Graveyard Fields (MP 418.8) HV***** / Ts / WF / RR
231. John Rock View (MP 419.4) T / P
232. Fetterbush Overlook (MP 421.7) V*
233. Devils Courthouse View (MP 422.4) HV***** / T / P
234. Mount Hardy View (MP 422.8) P
235. Courthouse Valley Overlook (MP 423.5) V*** / P
236. Herrin Knob View (MP 424.4) V***
237. Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) V***
238. Rough Butt Bald View (MP 425.4) V**
239. Bear Pen Gap Overlook (MP 427.6) T
240. Spot Knob Overlook (MP 427.8) V* / T
241. Caney Fork Overlook (MP 428) V****
242. Beartrap Gap Overlook (MP 428.5) V** / P
243. Beartrail Ridge Overlook (MP 430.4) V**** / P
244. Cowee Mountain Overlook (MP 430.7) V*****
245. Haywood-Jackson Overlook (MP 431) V*, T
246. Richland Balsam Overlook (MP 431.4) V**
247. Lone Bald Overlook (MP 432.7) V***
248. Roy Taylor Forest Overlook (MP 433.3) V***
249. Doubletop Mountain View (MP 435.3) V**** / T
250. Licklog Ridge Overlook (MP 435.7) V*** / P / T
251. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook (MP 436.8) V**** / P / T
252. Steestachee Bald View (MP 438.9) V***
253. Cove Field Ridge Overlook (MP 439.4) V**
254. Village of Saunook View (MP 440) V*
255. Waynesville View (MP 440.9) V*
256. Standing Rock Overlook (MP 441.4) V*** / P
257. Rabb Knob Overlook (MP 441.9) V*/ P
258. Balsam Gap Overlook (MP 442.2)
259. The Orchards Overlook (MP 444.6) V** / T
260. Mount Lyn Lowry View (MP 445.2) V** / P
261. Woodfin Valley View (MP 446) V*
262. Woodfin Cascades Overlook (MP 446.7) V** / T / WF
263. Wesner Bald View (MP 448.1) V***
264. Scott Creek Overlook (MP 448.5) V*** / T
265. Fork Ridge Overlook (MP 449) V**** / T
266. Yellow Face View (MP 450.2) V***
267. Waterrock Knob Overlook (MP 451.2) V*****/ T / P / E / F / GS / I / RR
268. Cranberry Ridge View (MP 452.1) V*
269. Woolyback Overlook (MP 452.3) V****
270. Hornbuckle Valley View (MP 453.4) V*
271. Thunder Struck Ridge (MP 454.4) V****
272. Fed Cove Overlook (MP 455.1)
273. Soco Gap Overlook (MP 455.5) T
274. Jonathan Creek Overlook (MP 456.2) P
275. Plott Balsam Overlook (MP 457.9) V*
276. Heintooga Spur Road (MP 458.2) V*** / P / H
277. Lickstone Ridge Overlook (MP 458.9) V*
278. Bunches Bald Overlook (MP 459.5) V***
279. Jenkins Ridge Overlook (MP 460.8) V*
280. Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) V** / P
281. Thomas Divide View (MP 463.9) P
282. Ballhoot Scar View (MP 461.4) V*
283. Raven Fork Overlook (MP 467.9) V*
284. Oconaluftee Overlook (MP 468.4) V**

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