The Bluffs Restaurant

06/04/2026

LOW TICKET ALERT! There are only a few seats left at our kick-off dinner at 6 p.m., Friday, June 12, for the Fiddle & Fork Festival. What’s on the menu? Smoked trout dip with trout caviar, pimento cheese & pickle galettes, pork collops smothered with smoker mushroom gravy, and so much more. It’s a delicious way to start a weekend of Blue Ridge music and foodways festivities. Get your tickets before they're gone!

The dinner party features locally sourced ingredients and recipes prepared by guest chefs Jamie Swafford & Keia Mastrianni of Old North Farm. The program includes a conversation with festival grand marshals, Emmy winner, food writer, and storyteller Sheri Castle and musician and luthier Wayne Henderson.

Dinner tickets available at https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/blueridgemusiccenter/fiddle-fork-dinner

Fiddle & Fork Festival, presented June 12-14, will be a weekend-long celebration of 250 years of Blue Ridge music and foodways at The Bluffs and the Blue Ridge Music Center on the Parkway.

06/02/2026

Come celebrate Blue Ridge foodways and music during the Fiddle & Fork Festival, June 12-14, at The Bluffs and Blue Ridge Music Center. We are kicking off a weekend of events with a dinner hosted by guest chefs Jamie Swafford & Keia Mastrianni of Old North Farm on Friday, June 12, at The Bluffs.

The program includes a conversation with festival grand marshals, author, Emmy-winner, and storyteller Sheri Castle and musician and luthier Wayne Henderson, about the intersection of food, music, and cultural traditions of the Blue Ridge region.

The weekend continues with a free afternoon of foodways presentations and live music, concerts featuring Steep Canyon Rangers, Colin Cutler & Hot Pepper Jam, and cultural demonstrations and foodways fair at The Bluffs.

Get tickets for the dinner and more details at https://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/fiddle-and-fork-festival/

06/01/2026

There is a new opportunity to lease Bluffs Lodge!

The Blue Ridge Parkway announced today a leasing opportunity for the Bluffs Lodge, a historic motor lodge located at milepost 241.1 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Laurel Springs, N.C. The Request for Proposals process invites interested individuals, businesses and organizations to submit proposals for the rehabilitation and long‑term operation of this property. This is the first step in restoring this key visitor service.

Interested parties can access the RFP and related key dates at the Request for Proposals page on the NPS website. To learn more about upcoming site visit opportunities, interested parties should contact [email protected].

Completed in 1950, the Bluffs Lodge is a two-structure, two-story facility originally used as a 24-room hotel. The approximately 8000-square-feet facility has been vacant since 2010 and requires maintenance and repair.

The historic Bluffs Lodge is located at Doughton Park in north-western North Carolina, 21 miles southwest of the Virginia state line. This mountainous 6300-acre area on the Parkway is located in both Wilkes and Alleghany Counties. Between the late 1930s and mid-1950s, a total of 225 acres were developed to provide visitor services in the area. These visitor service facilities included Doughton Park Campground, Bluffs Coffee Shop, the Bluffs Lodge, Bluffs Picnic Area, Brinegar Cabin and local Parkway maintenance and office areas.

All questions related to this RFP should be directed to the Parkway’s commercial services office at [email protected].

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/request-for-proposals-to-lease-bluffs-lodge.htm

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05/27/2026

05/27/2026

Several folks have asked about compost. One option is Cresthaven dairy. They have aged cow manure with sawdust available by the pickup or dumptruck load. Please CALL ONE DAY IN ADVANCE. They don't work on Sunday. Call Sarah at 276-233-9389

05/27/2026

Freeborne's is offering breakfast on June 6th and 7th (Saturday and Sunday) from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. Come join us!

05/22/2026

We’re excited for you to meet our staff for the 2026 season at The Bluffs! Come say hello at our soft opening this weekend. Our hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, May 23-25.

Then we will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, through June 14, followed by extended hours (to be announced).

For more information, visit https://www.bluffsrestaurant.org/

12/05/2025

How is the weather at The Bluffs? COLD!
Keep an eye on conditions with our web camera. https://brpfoundation.org/webcams/

Several stretches of the Blue Ridge Parkway are closed due to the inclement weather. Check the road status at https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm