North Carolina, Hurricane Helene

These five North Carolina state parks are reopening after Hurricane Helene: But many are still closed
The state closed all North Carolina parks west of I-77 after Helene struck Sept. 26, noting that each would reopen after the damage could be assessed. This closure canceled the Mountain Monarch Festival at Gorges and all October events and field trips.
5 North Carolina state parks to partially reopen on Friday after Helene
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Some North Carolina state parks will partially reopen after Hurricane Helene. A spokesperson for the North Carolina State Parks and Recreation Department said five parks will start welcoming visitors again starting on Friday, Nov. 1.
Eleven More Miles Of Blue Ridge Parkway Open In North Carolina
Eleven more miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina opened to the public Wednesday as National Park Service crews continued to remove debris left by Hurricane Helene and make repairs.
Nearly 6 weeks after Helene, another section of Blue Ridge Parkway reopens
An 11-mile section of the road opened Wednesday near Asheville, between U.S. 70 and N.C. 191 near the N.C. Arboretum. That stretch includes the Blue Ridge Parkway visitors center and the Folk Art Center,
11 miles of Blue Ridge Parkway reopen in Asheville
A stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway reopened Wednesday near Asheville. According to the National Park Service, 11 miles of the parkway, from milepost 382.5, at US 70 near the Folk Art Center, to milepost 393.
Part of Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville reopens after Hurricane Helene
Access to an 11-mile stretch of the scenic roadway has been restored, the National Park Service said Wednesday. More than 150 miles remain inaccessible.
Helene healing: 310 miles of Blue Ridge Parkway restored, Asheville parks reopen
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has announced that one lane of traffic will be open in each direction on I-40 near Pigeon River Gorge by New Year's Day.
Stretch of Blue Ridge Parkway around Asheville reopened
Another stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened more than a month after the devastation from Hurricane Helene led to mass closures. The entire parkway was shut down at the end of September but since then,
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Several western North Carolina state parks to reopen Nov. 1
Multiple state parks across western North Carolina are reopening, at least partially, on Nov. 1. State parks west of I-77 ...
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The Breathtaking Small Town State Park in North Carolina That We Can’t Stop Thinking About
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Feds sending millions in Helene funding for national forests, parks
Federal lands in western North Carolina are set to receive more than $30 million in emergency funding for infrastructure ...
Five western North Carolina state parks to reopen on November 1; eight remain closed
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Five state parks reopen in western NC, including Grandfather Mountain and Lake Norman
On Nov. 1, Crowders Mountain, Gorges, Grandfather Mountain and Lake Norman state parks, as well as Rendezvous Mountain, reopened partially on Nov. 1, according to the state Department of Natural and ...
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These 5 North Carolina state parks are reopening after Hurricane Helene. But many are still closed
The soon-to-open parks are: Grandfather Mountain, Gorges, Crowders Mountain, Lake Norman and Rendezvous Mountain. The state closed all North Carolina parks west of I-77 after Helene struck Sept.