# Blue Ridge Pkwy Travel Planner

> Travel

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id563085838](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id563085838)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id563085838`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Blue Ridge Parkway Association
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (823 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.6.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-19
- **First published:** 2012-09-27
- **Size:** 72 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blue-ridge-pkwy-travel-planner/id563085838)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://app.termly.io/document/privacy-policy-for-website/3f253a60-37d7-4063-a1ef-6c89908d0df5](https://app.termly.io/document/privacy-policy-for-website/3f253a60-37d7-4063-a1ef-6c89908d0df5)

## Description

Blue Ridge Pkwy Travel Planner is an official resource from the Blue Ridge Parkway Association, created in cooperation with the National Park Service, to help travelers plan and enjoy the Parkway. It provides detailed information for the four major regions—Ridge, Plateau, Highlands, and Pisgah—plus nearby areas including Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Shenandoah National Park. You can explore by region, activity, or proximity and download content for use with or without cell signal.

Key features include maps and navigation guides, Parkway visitor centers, on- and off-Parkway lodging and campgrounds, interpretive stops, fuel and travel information, more than 50 hiking trails, suggested itineraries, major access points, nearby communities and services, wildlife data, and a Favorites list with GPS-based nearby points of interest. This free app is published by the Blue Ridge Parkway Association to help travelers and does not imply National Park Service endorsement of businesses listed.

## Rankings

- #59,858 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its comprehensive BRP planning content and usefulness in planning stops, but common complaints include missing or outdated closures, unreliable offline map features, cumbersome or outdated map/navigation, and promotional clutter that interferes with navigation.

### Pros

- Comprehensive BRP planning information including stops, attractions, and campgrounds.
- Helpful for planning and reviewing itineraries along the Parkway.
- Provides directions and details for points of interest to aid travel planning.
- Useful for researching lodging and camping options along the Parkway.

### Cons

- Closures and current road status are not reliably shown or updated, leading to confusion.
- Offline maps are unreliable or non-functional even when purchased as an add-on.
- Built-in maps can be outdated, hard to use, with limited labeling and weak navigation.
- Content is heavy on hotel and restaurant promotions, distracting from navigation and essential parkway information.

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