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We are open. (The Blue Ridge Parkway is now open from both the North and South of the park.)

The following facilities are CLOSED:
     Restaurant (Will only open in 2023)
     Restrooms at the Summit (TBA)   
     Gift Shop (Opens May 14th)
     Museum (Opens June 1st)
     Concessions (Opens June 1st)
The following facilities are now open for the season:
      Campground
       Park Office
       

Overnight parking is permitted for people backcountry camping in the surrounding National Forest. Please fill out a parking pass and leave it on the dashboard of your car. Passes are located in the boxes where the overnight parking signs are at the summit parking lot. There is no overnight parking permitted at the park office.
 
Please check the weather forecast and prepare accordingly. Temperaturers have been in the 20s with the wind chill factor recently. 
 
To check Blue Ridge Parkway road closures, please visit their website at https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm#13/35.5826/-82.4749 (Mount Mitchell is located at Mile Marker 355.)

Please note that this alert is updated only when something changes.