FRIENDS of the
Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.

P.O. Box 341
Arden, NC 28704

P.O. Box 20986
Roanoke, Va. 24018

800-228-7275 (toll-free)
540-772-2992 (fax)
staff@friendsbrp.org

FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a non-profit, volunteer organization that is dedicated to preserving, promoting and enhancing the Blue Ridge Parkway, a national treasure.

FRIENDS programs focus on preservation, protection and education.

FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia, whose current principal business address for identification purposes is P.O. Box 20986, Roanoke, Virginia 24018.

FRIENDS of the
Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.

A National Park Service Blue Ridge Parkway approved
partner organization dedicated to preserve, promote
and enhance the Blue Ridge Parkway, a national treasure,
for future generations.

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Chapters

Chapters are the Backbone of FRIENDS

Throughout the winter months when the Blue Ridge Parkway trails were closed, several chapters of FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway continued to plant trees, recruit volunteers, and maintain their trails.These chapters collected donations from donation boxes, sold FRIENDS’ merchandise, provided volunteers to the speakers bureau and music center, maintained trails, fundraised, built bridges, and participated in viewshed projects.

FRIENDS Chapters

FRIENDS chapters are actively supporting the Blue Ridge Parkway at Humpback Rocks, Peaks of Otter, Roanoke Valley, Rocky Knob, Fisher Peak, Appalachian State University and Asheville.

For information about activities in our local chapters, click on the following links to see what your chapters are achieving.

Humpback Rocks, Ridge District (MP 0 - 60)

Peaks of Otter Chapter, Ridge District (MP 60 - 90)

Roanoke Valley Chapter, Ridge & Plateau Districts (MP 80 - 130)

Rocky Knob Chapter, Plateau District, (MP 130 - 120)

Fisher Peak Chapter, Plateau & Highland District (MP 210 - 220)

West Jefferson Chapter, Highland District (MP 220 - 280)

Appalachian State University, Highland District (MP 280 - 305)

Asheville Chapter, Pisgah District (MP 365 - 410)

The chapters of the FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway depend on the assistance of their volunteers to complete their projects and to maintain the Parkway. To become a volunteer, contact FRIENDS at 1.800.228.PARK (7275) if you wish to provide the leadership to assist with a chapter or begin one in your area.

Newly forming chapters:

Linville Falls Chapter, Pisgah District (MP 310 - 360)

Cherokee Chapter, Pisgah District, (MP 415 - 469)

These chapters are in the initial planning phase. Greg Brown, FRIENDS' Board President, in conjunction with Phil Francis, National Park Services Superintendent, is encouraging FRIENDS to form new chapters at these locations. Contact the FRIENDS office if you are interested in helping to grow these chapters. Or, if you would like to consider creating your own local community chapter, please click Join Chapter for more information about the application process.

Donation Boxes

Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent, Phil Francis, says that he is "delighted that FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway has agreed to take the lead in building and managing these boxes, and I am excited about this new undertaking.

These boxes will generate significant revenue - similar approaches in other parks have returned hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single year. That's no small sum, and given our ongoing budget shortfalls, I have every reason to hope and believe that we will enjoy good returns as well."

Humpback Rocks

Peaks of Otter

Roanoke Valley

Rocky Knob

West Jefferson

Fisher Peak

ASU

Asheville