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 and protecting the Blue Ridge Parkway, a national treasure.

FRIENDS programs focus on preservation, protection and education.

FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc, 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 non-profit, volunteer organization
dedicated to preserving and protecting the
Blue Ridge Parkway, a national treasure.

Volunteer Join Donate Adopt-A-Trail

Chapters

Chapters are the Backbone of FRIENDS.

FRIENDS welcomes its newest chapter at the Peaks of Otter! If you are interested in joining this chapter please contact FRIENDS at staff@friendsbrp.org or call us at 800-228-PARK (7275).

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.

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."

FRIENDS Chapters

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

If you'd like to consider creating your own local community chapter, please click Join Chapter for more information about the application procedure.

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

Humpback Rocks

Peaks of Otter Chapter

Roanoke Valley Chapter

Fishers Peak Chapter

Asheville Chapter

Meadows of Dan Chapter

Appalachian State University - Our First College Chapter!

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.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE! JOIN A FRIENDS CHAPTER NEAR YOU

Humpback Rocks

Peaks of Otter

Roanoke

Rocky Knob

Fisher Peak

ASU

Asheville

Blue Ridge Parkway

FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.

Chapters

Chapters are the Backbone of FRIENDS.

Donation Boxes

FRIENDS Chapters

FRIENDS of the
Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.