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Craggy Gardens
Craggy Gardens Review
At Blue Ridge Parkway Mile Marker 364, at 5,500 to 6,000 feet, Craggy Gardens has some of the parkway's most colorful displays of rhododendrons, usually in June. You can also hike trails and picnic here. Craggy Pinnacle trail offers stunning 360-degree views.
- Address: Blue Ridge Pkwy., MM 364, NC, 28711 | Map It
- Phone: 828/298-0398 Parkway information line
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.nps.gov/blri
- Location: Blue Ridge Parkway
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