Brinegar Tailwall - National Parks Gallery
Brinegar Cabin - Doughton Park. This stone tail wall (1942) to the south of the parkway is one of the features that dates to the period of Parkway development. The site was established as a farmstead in the lat... More
Brinegar Granery - National Parks Gallery
Brinegar Cabin - Doughton Park. The granary (shed) is located to the southwest of the cabin. It was built between 1885 and 1890 when the farmstead was developed by Martin Brinegar and his wife Caroline. The sin... More
Parkway along Meadow Fork near Doughton Park
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Stone Gutter, Blue Ridge parkway
Brinegar Cabin - Doughton Park. The stone gutter near the parking lot is one of the features that dates to the Parkway site development. It contributes to the Brinegar Cabin roadside interpretive exhibit, and i... More
Rock slide and man doing maintenance
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 239
Car driving near Doughton Park - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Scenic view of the Parkway as it runs through Doughton Park and the surrounding area
Blue Ridge Parkway scene near Doughton Park
Bluff District, Milepost 239, Blue Ridge Parkway
Typical sheet property map - Public domain map
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Comfort station in upper picnic area
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Trail Shelter, Blue Ridge parkway
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Gas station, Blue Ridge parkway
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Brinegar Cabin Landscape - National Parks Gallery
Brinegar Cabin - Doughton Park. This view towards the Blue Ridge Parkway is seen from the location of the former orchard. The apple orchard once contained 25 to 30 trees, but the orchard trees have been lost, d... More
Brinegar Cabin, Blue Ridge parkway
Brinegar Cabin - Doughton Park. The Brinegar Cabin landscape is located at 238.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Originally built as a family farmstead in the late 1800s, the property functions as ... More
Brinegar Cabin Gunboard Sign - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Brinegar Cabin - Doughton Park. Many small scale features of the landscape date to the period of Parkway construction, when the homestead was developed as an interpretive roadside exhibit. The "gunboard" interp... More
Bluffs Coffee Shop and Gas Station
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trailhead Near Brinegar Cabin - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Brinegar Cabin - Doughton Park. The trailhead to Cedar Ridge and Bluffs Mountain trails is accessed from the parking lot at the site. The trailhead access contributes to the Parkway construction period, when ma... More
Bluffs Maintenance Area - Public domain map
Doughton Park Maintenance Area. This portion of the site plan show the buildings and associated features of the maintenance complex. The layout of the area was developed in the late 1930s as one of the first ma... More
Trailer Loop, June 1946 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Doughton Park Campground. The vehicle circulation at the campground consists of a series of loop roads. The hilltop loop is the most prominent feature, and others radiate out from this location. The trailer loo... More
Construction at Bluffs Lodge, circa 1949
Bluffs Lodge - Doughton Park. The current lodge area was set aside in the late 1930s, and designs for the lodge appear as early as 1943. The project architect wanted to continue in the rustic style development ... More
View of proposed picnic area - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Campground Site Plan - Public domain geographic map
Doughton Park Campground. On the 1936 Blue Ridge Parkway Master Development Plan, Doughton Park (then known as The Bluffs), is shown as one of the proposed parkway developed areas. The first three camping loop... More
View of the Bluffs from Basin Creek Valley near Alligator Back
Section 2-C, Milepost 243, Blue Ridge Parkway
Road to Bluffs Lodge under construction
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway toward the Bluffs - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Section 2-C, Milepost 243, Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway approaching Meadow Fork Valley
Section 2-C, Station 452 ahead, Milepost 245.8
Takeoff to campground area before construction
The Bluffs, Milepost 239.5 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of early construction showing road
Blue Ridge Parkway, Section 2-C
Fill before grading - National Parks Gallery
Section 2-C, Station 108+00 ahead, Milepost 238.3
Cut before grading, looking back
Section 2-C, Station 218+00, Milepost 241
Cut before grading, looking back
Section 2-C, Station 222+00, Milepost 241.3
Cut before grading of the Parkway
Section 2-C, Milepost 239, Blue Ridge Parkway
Construction road to stable site
Bluff Park, Milepost 241, Blue Ridge Parkway
Lodge entrance road take off - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 241
Parking Lot at Bluffs Picnic Area
Bluffs Picnic Area - Doughton Park. The first section of Ridge Road was completed in 1939, with an extension designed in 192 and constructed by 1957. It winds through the forested areas, mountain laurel, and rh... More
Curb and culvert detail on island for gasoline station
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 241
Cove Creek showing rocks across
Basin Cove, Doughton Park Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Parkway through Meadow Fork Valley
Milepost 246-247, Blue Ridge Parkway
Wildcat Rocks circa 1939 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Bluffs Lodge - Doughton Park. Bluffs Lodge is notable for its location in a rolling highland plateau, with a steep drop to the east down the face of Wildcat Rocks. The terrain remains the same as it did during ... More
Scene from the Bluffs trail looking west
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 241
View looking south on Parkway - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Section 2-C, Milepost 239 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sign and entrance road for Wildcat Rocks area
Bluff Park, Milepost 240, Blue Ridge Parkway
Fireplace in picnic area - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 240
Doughton Park Overlook Shelter - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trailer area after ice storm - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Bluff Park, Milepost 239.2 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Drinking fountain in picnic area #3
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 240
Walkway to Wildcat Rocks Overlook
Bluffs Lodge - Doughton Park. A walkway to Wildcat Rocks Overlook was constructed in the late-1930s/early-1940s. Additional walkways were constructed in the late-1940s/early 1950s to connect the newly-built lod... More
One way sign covered with ice - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 241
Blacksmith and repair garage - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Bluffs Maintenance Area, Milepost 245.5, Blue Ridge Parkway
Woods Picnic Area Comfort Station
Bluffs Coffee Shop and Service Station - Doughton Park. A comfort station was added to Picnic Area #1 in 1941-42. The following year, it became known as the Woods Picnic Area. this was the first building to be ... More
Fire hose pack in use - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Bluff Park, Milepost 239, Blue Ridge Parkway
Hose pack for Pacific Marina Pump
Bluff Park, Milepost 239, Blue Ridge Parkway
Office and Tool Storage Building construction
Bluffs Maintenance Area, Milepost 245.5, Blue Ridge Parkway
Incinerator construction showing progress
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 240
Radio sub-station and tower - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Section 2-C, Doughton Park, approximately Milepost 238.6
Bluffs Picnic Area - National Parks Gallery
Bluffs Picnic Area - Doughton Park. The picnic area comfort station and shelter, building #102, was built in 1941. In this pre-1956 view, the structure appears in a prominent position on the hillside. Since the... More
Fire pre suppression unit in camping and picnic areas
Bluff Park, Milepost 239, Blue Ridge Parkway
Incinerator construction showing progress
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 240
Completed comfort station and trail shelter at Doughton Park
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Incinerator construction showing progress
Bluff Park, Section 2-C, Milepost 240
Erosion to be controlled under 1944 S. & M.C.
Section 2-C, Station 437, Milepost 245.5
Rhododendron Planting - National Parks Gallery
Brinegar Cabin - Doughton Park. Vegetation around the cabin generally retains the design intent of the site's development, both during its use as a farmstead and during Parkway development. Rhododendrons plante... More
Trailer camp with vehicles - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Doughton Park Campground, Blue Ridge Parkway
Trailer camp with visitors at Doughton Park
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Employee Quarters at the Bluffs
Bluffs Maintenance Area, Milepost 245.5, Blue Ridge Parkway
Radio antenna tower installation
Section 2-C, Doughton Park, approximately Milepost 238.6
Coffee Shop and Service Station landscape, circa 1949
Bluffs Coffee Shop and Service Station - Doughton Park. The parking lot, comfort station, and picnic area were built in 1938-39, and the coffee shop and service station was completed by 1949. The site represent... More
Photographers in Grassy Gap - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Section 2-C, Milepost 243.7, Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway through Doughton Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Parkway near Doughton Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Section 2-C, Milepost 243.7, Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic view near Doughton Park - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Bluff District, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Parkway scene near Doughton Park
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wildcat Rocks Overlook - National Parks Gallery
Bluffs Lodge - Doughton Park. In this 1951 view, parkway visitors stop at Wildcat Rocks Overlook. The overlook was built in 1939 with a stone retaining wall and flagstone patio. These features used stone materi... More
Woodshed near Doughton Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bluffs Lodge - National Parks Gallery
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, small home in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coffee shop, Bldg. #106 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Wildcat Rocks Overlook (1952) - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Bluffs Lodge - Doughton Park. The viewshed at Wildcat Rocks retains its original character and contributes to the feeling and setting of the property. Contemporary visitors to the overlook can see the same spec... More
Interior of Bluffs Lodge - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Comfort station in campground - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Doughton Park Campground, Milepost 239.2, Blue Ridge Parkway
Curled purple rhododendron leaves
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Comfort station, Bldg. #104 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Doughton Park Campground, Milepost 239.2, Blue Ridge Parkway
Camping site with picnic table - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Doughton Park Campground, Blue Ridge Parkway
National Park Centennial showing helicopter in field
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Park Centennial celebration on stage
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Park Centennial with attendees
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Park Centennial celebration with musicians setting up
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Park Centennial celebration
Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bluffs Maintenance and Residence Area
Bluffs Maintenance Area, Milepost 245.5, Blue Ridge Parkway
Sign showing campsite registration
Milepost 239.3, Blue Ridge Parkway Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
9 Miles to Doughton Park sign - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Section 2-B, Milepost 229.9, Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway through Bluffs - National Parks Gallery
Section 2-B, Milepost 229-237, Blue Ridge Parkway
9 Miles to Doughton Park sign - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Section 2-B, Milepost 229.9, Blue Ridge Parkway
Doughton Park Picnic Area Comfort Station
Doughton Park, Milepost 241.1, Blue Ridge Parkway
Comfort station, Bldg. #97 constructed in 1942
Doughton Park Trailer Campground, Milepost 239
Overlook shelter, bldg. #103 built in 1940
Doughton Park Meadow Picnic Area, Milepost 241 Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Comfort station, Bldg. #97 constructed in 1942
Doughton Park Tent Campground, Milepost 239
Crossing of North Carolina Route 18 in Meadow Fork Valley
Meadow Fork Valley, Milepost 248, Blue Ridge Parkway
Office and Tool storage building, Bldg. #108 built by CCC in 1941
Bluffs Maintenance Area, Milepost 245.5, Blue Ridge Parkway
Comfort station, Bldg. #97 constructed in 1943
Doughton Park Tent Campground, Milepost 239
Doughton Park - National Parks Gallery
Doughton Park, Milepost 239, Blue Ridge Parkway Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Trailer camp, Blue Ridge parkway
Visitors set up camp at Doughton Park, around Milepost 239 of the Blue Ridge Parkway