BLOWING ROCK, N.C. – Part of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened after months of repairs following damage caused by Hurricane Helene last year.

Blue Ridge Parkway officials reopened a 12-mile stretch of the 469-mile historic route Monday from milepost 305.2, near Beacon Heights to milepost 317.5 near Linville Falls in North Carolina.

The area is still rebuilding after the devastation of Hurricane Helene in September 2024, when the storm dropped up to 30 inches of rain in three days in the mountains of western North Carolina.

"Due to remaining damage in the area of today’s opening, Linville Falls spur road, campground, picnic area, and visitor center remain closed," read a statement from the National Park Service.

The NPS said that Helene caused at least 57 landslides across 200 miles i

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