Virtual Blue Ridge Parkway

For many the late summer and early fall blooms are the favorites for visitors, so visit the Parkway and decide for yourself.

It's a great time to visit the Parkway and escape the heat of lower elevations. Certain species of wildflowers are quite showy this time of year.

The agricultural fields of the Parkway are filled with common varieties of Daisy and Yarrow. Rosebay Rhododendron is nicely in bloom.

Visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway are in for a great wildflower show in mid-June.

Craggy Gardens area is at peak wildflower display this week.

Blooms are on spectacular display all along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Early arrivals of some wildflower species are indicative of the abnormally warm weather along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The warm spring has brought out many wildflowers ahead of schedule along the Blue Ridge.

With unseasonably warm weather many blooms are ahead of schedule all along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

It is mid-October and true to form the Parkway has peak color in many areas. It has come on very fast in the last week or so.

Blue Ridge Parkway fall color report for October 13th, 2011. Color report covers Peaks of Otter, Blue Ridge Music Center, Grandfather Mountain, and the Asheville Corridor.

The first weekend of October is upon us, and the mountain foliage, true to form, is beginning to make the transition.

Here in late September, the fields of the Parkway are full of Black-eyed Susan, Joe-Pye Weed, Queen Anne's Lace, Ironweed, Goldenrod, and some Butterfly Weed.

It is mid-September and depending on your location you may find a few signs of fall color on some trees along the Parkway.

We're approaching mid-September, and depending on your location, you may find that a few signs of fall color are on the trees along the Parkway.

Beginning on the North end around the Peaks of Otter in Virginia, visitors will probably find Jewel Weed, Butterfly Weed, Common Milkweed, Yarrow, and Black Cohosh.

Around the Peaks of Otter in Virginia, visitors will probably find Jewelweed, Butterfly Weed, St. John's Wort, Butterfly Pea, Common Milkweed, and Yarrow.

Around the Peaks of Otter in Virginia, visitors will probably find lots of Jewel Weed and Butterfly Weed, St. John's Wort, Common Milkweed, Yarrow, Black Cohosh, and Woodland Sunflower.

In the Peaks of Otter area, north of Roanoke, Daylily, Butterfly Weed, and common St. John's Wort are being reported. Milkweed, Yarrow, Ox-eye Daisy, and Daisy Fleabane are also nicely on display throughout this area.