kerrlakeRoo wrote:
I haven't driven all of the BRP but my experience has been that about half of it had signal from Verizon, Places where I did not get a signal I only had to go another mile or two and the signal came back in Virginia. In NC below Boone NC area you may run into more problems. Skyline drive I had pretty good coverage through all but a couple of spots.
Places to stop and tour some, a few suggestions
From Front Royal, visit Harpers Ferry WV before getting on Skyline Drive. There are several caverns to visit along the drive, wineries and micro breweries. At the southern end stay in the Charlottesville area. Tour Monticello for a day before starting down the BRP.
Around mile 27 from the BRP off route 56 is an exit to go to Crabtreee falls its just a few miles east of the BRP. Easy hike of about 3 miles to the main falls. Easy parking for a truck, RV can be tight.
Farther south, Peaks of Otter (mile 86) is a nice stopover.
The town of Floyd for some Bluegrass Music, (mile 165)
Rocky Knob visitors area. As well as Fairy stone State Park, which is a quiet park but limited number of hookups.
The US 58 exit at Meadows of Dan gives you a short (10-12 mile) run to the east to see Lovers Leap which is spectacular, but be cautious on that stretch of road, it has some sharp twist and turns.
New River Trail State park in Va, near Galax Va, (exit 205) has numerous trails is very popular with Hikers.
The Blue Ridge Music center (mile 215) has some free demonstrations and covers traditional bluegrass music.
From there south there are several nice NC State parks, side trips that may interest Blowing rock , Tweetsie RR,
Mount Mitchell, Tallest point east of the Mississippi, And Asheville south as mentioned by others.
From there south others have mentioned, Asheville, etc. Have a great trip.
Terrific, that's better cell coverage than I was expecting. Did you by chance stop in any campgrounds along Skyline or BRP?
And thanks for all the stop recommendations!
