Nitty gritty about traveling Blue ridge Pkwy in a Class C

Please do not listen to anyone who recommends straddling/crossing the double yellow lines. They are there for a number of very good reasons and should never be crossed. Oncoming traffic, especially motorcycles, can come out of the suns glare in a heartbeat and they have every right to expect their lane won't be encroached upon by other vehicles.

You didn't set out your heights but from your profile pic I doubt many of the tunnels would be an issue. The two lowest are south of Asheville and can easily be avoided. You will probably draw the attention of the locals given that your coach is 30+ years old but there are lots of campgrounds on or near the Parkway.

Thanks, everybody! I have my work cut out for me with all this information and great links to check out. I was just chatting online with Verizon about getting a mobile wifi hotspot cause I'm tired of being tethered to places with free wifi. I'm ready to cut the cord and do more boondocking. Then, my problem will be keeping my laptop charged up.

Oh, and believe me. The Tail of the Dragon was not my plan. Dang brand new GPS on its maiden voyage took me "the shortcut way." Once on, no way to get off. And no way to know how much longer it will go on. I've seen a video on Youtube where people drive like lunatics. Come from all over the globe, and to see that they don't have any seriously big signs at each end to turn away large rigs (even semi's) from entering, it's unbelievable. Thank GOD I didn't come head to head with another big rig. We'd still be there.

The tunnels are generally arched/barrel shaped, so the clearance in the middle is much better than the clearance at the edges. The "official" height is quoted at the fog line, I believe; you should have no trouble with clearance if you hug the middle line, and definitely not if you go down the middle of the road (which does require some coordination with oncoming traffic, of course). Most of the tunnels are pretty short. Here is a list of tunnel lengths and heights (minimum and maximum).

There are towns not far from the parkway, but very, very few services actually along the parkway. Some of the roads leading to some of the towns are quite steep and/or twisty. A bit of research of the ones you're interested in using would be wise.

Be aware that there may well be sections of the road still closed around this time of year. This is the official map of current closures, etc.

Sleeping overnight in a vehicle (including an RV) in a pull-off is not permitted "for visitor safety."

Need to download the Blue Ridge trail map PDF. It shows all of the camp grounds and mile posts etc... There is a camp ground and sometimes a way station about every 50 miles or so... The Way Station will have fuel and a nice resturant...

The camp grounds of course where originally designed for Tent Camping so you find them some what small in places... I have seen motorhomes in them. Of course you can get off the parkway and visit some close by camp grounds along the I81 corridor. Be careful where you pick to get off the parkway and some of those roads are very winding and share turns right at the top. I would only get on and off at the major roadways crossing the parkway...

One place is must do camping spot being Sherando Lake camp ground near the I64 road...

Also expect to have to get off the parkway to go around some large towns then get on the parkway again...

The MAX speed is not very high so expect a long journey haha... Also at dusk you may get run over by a herd of deer along the way... Don't get in any hurry... There is always alot of motorcycle traffic on the parkway - even some bicycles as well...

We have done the Tent camping with just our truck a couple of times and of late have made a couple of runs with our OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer from Virginia to TN at Gatlinburg.

Roy Ken

If you made it down the Dragon, go for it!!! There are lots of folks that didn't make the Dragon on 2-wheelers..

BTW, there a couple of tunnels on the south end near Cherokee that you will have to bypass.

Biggest problem we have had is not driving the Parkway, but getting to and from it. Some of those roads up and down the mountains are impossible for anything more than a very short 4 wheel drive. But they are very good if you want to see if your taillights and rear blinkers are working... One of the easy ones is the east side on US 58. If you can fit, stop at Lovers Leap lookout.

Oh thank God. And thanks for those links! I'll check them out. :)

Nothing even close to the Dragon.
http://brpatravelplanner.nomadmobileguides.com/m/website/index.html

https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/maps.htm

http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/v.php?pg=19