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More than 400 million visitors have traveled the unique 469-mile mountaintop recreational Blue Fidge Parkway. It is the most heavily visited National Park in the United States..
Some visitors take short trips-hiking, enjoying a picnic, or finding a favorite overlook as a respite from their daily routines. Others sample the different districts with long tours, or camp overnight, or even spend full vacations exploring the variety of natural resources and events along the Parkway and in corridor communities.
It was during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1933 and in the depths of the Depression, that the concept of the Parkway was bom. While on a visit to the Shenandoah National Park to observe a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Virginia’s Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr., suggested to the President that a route similar to the Skyline Drive under construction in the park, be extended to connect the Shenandoah National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. The crest of the Blue Ridge Mountain chain would be the most logical route.
The convenient political vehicle for such a project was just becoming available-The National Industrial Recovery Act-which provided for the Public Works
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