The Shining Rock Wilderness Area is closed on Friday, March 28. The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed from mile marker 411.9-423 due to potential wildfire hazards, Helene damage. The Shining Rock ...

north of the Blue Ridge Parkway, specifically from mile markers 405 to 420. The Rattlesnake Branch Fire, which began in Haywood County, spread within the Shining Rock Wilderness on Wednesday ...