Some 20 million travelers each year wind along the scenic roadway that meanders across the mountains 469 miles from the Shenandoah to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In Asheville, the parkway intersects U.S. 25, 70 and 74. Open year-round, weather permitting. Admission is free. Call 298-0398 for automated road and weather conditions. Call parkway headquarters at 271-4779 or visit nps.gov/blri.