NATIONAL PARKS The Blue Ridge region is home to at least 15 parks, roadways, cultural areas, trails, historic sites and military sites administered by the National Park Service. Please see timeline on the facing page for details of the establishment of those parks and the growth in their numbers. NATIONAL PARKWAYS Blue Ridge Parkway National Coal Heritage Trail Skyline Drive Trail of Tears National Historic Trail P EN NS YLV AN I A NATIONAL PARK TRAILS Appalachian National Scenic Trail Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park M AR YLAN D Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail 81 W ES T V I R GI NI A OHIO luray new market 79 Gauley River National Recreation Area National Coal Heritage Area blacksburg richmond lynchburg roanoke V I R GI NIA 81 Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area bristol kingsport TE N N E S S E E 40 52 winston-salem 421 gatlinburg raleigh 40 asheville 441 85 75 chattanooga 74 Blue Ridge National Heritage Area 74 59 74 greenville NOR T H CAR OLI N A charlotte 221 64 Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park Kings Mountain National Military Park fayetteville 95 GEORGIA 26 221 75 0 25 50 30 BlueRidgeCountry.com miles 85 100 rocky mount greensboro 64 26 durham 40 85 77 40 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 85 74 johnson city knoxville Manhattan Project National Historical Park 24 81 421 Andrew Johnson National Historical Park oak ridge Booker T Washington National Monument abingdon Cumberland Gap National Historical Park 64 lexington Bluestone National Scenic River K E N TU C K Y charlottesville 64 New River Gorge National River 75 81 front 66 royal Shenandoah National Park harrisonburg 64 77 211 77 S OUT H CAR OLI N A 40