Blue Ridge Parkway 75, Inc. gratefully acknowledges its many partners across North Carolina and Virginia. The 75th Anniversary initiatives have been made possible with the financial support and involvement of those listed below.

Lead Sponsors

Blue Ridge Parkway Association
The Blue Ridge Parkway Association promotes the Parkway through chambers of commerce and travel businesses throughout the Parkway region.

NC Division of Tourism
Tourism remains one of North Carolina’s most vital industries. The economic activity and employment generated by tourism spans various economic sectors. Annually, visitors to North Carolina spend over $16 billion, generating over 190,000 jobs for North Carolinians. State and local tax revenues, as a result of the visitor spending, total more than $1.3 billion. Plan your next trip to North Carolina.

County of Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke County is dedicated to promoting a high quality of life and ample opportunity for over 90,000 residents. Maintaining excellent schools, ensuring effective public safety, and promoting competitive economic development remain top priorities for the county. Adaptive administration, regional cooperation, and public-private partnerships are leading the way. 

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is a non-profit foundation, which serves as the primary fundraising organization for the Parkway.

Virginia Tourism Corporation
The Virginia Tourism Corporation is the state agency that markets Virginia to potential travelers from across the world. For 40 years, Virginia is for Lovers has enticed people to live out their love of life and passion for travel on vacation in Virginia. Visit the Virginia Tourism Corporation Web site to learn more about the state’s mountains, beaches, history, music, arts, wineries, and more.

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
The mission of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, Inc. is to protect, preserve, interpret, and develop the unique natural, historical, and cultural resources of Western North Carolina for the benefit of present and future generations, and in so doing to stimulate improved economic opportunity in the region.

Community Sponsors

Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County promotes a healthy and safe place to live, raise a family, and retire. We strive to empower families and individuals to become self-sufficient through a number of programs and outside agencies.

Haywood County Tourism Development Authority
Whether you’re into extreme biking or extreme shopping, museums, or music, there’s something to do in every season in this incredible Smoky Mountain setting.

Burke County, North Carolina
Burke County is situated in the section of North Carolina where the rolling hills of the Piedmont blend with the Blue Ridge Mountains. On the south side of Burke County are the South Mountains. To the west are the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County is located in the central part of Virginia midway between the metropolitan areas of Charlottesville and Lynchburg. The county has a total area of 471 square miles. It is bordered on the east by the James River and on the west by the Blue Ridge Mountains. A large portion of the western section of the county is in the George Washington National Forest. Elevation ranges from about 500 feet above sea level near the James River to as high as 4,000 feet in the Blue Ridge.

Surry County, North Carolina

Boone Tourism Development Authority -  North Carolina

Town of Boone,  North Carolina

Special Event & Corporate Sponsors

Become a Sponsor

The goal of Blue Ridge Parkway 75, Inc.’s sponsorship program is to maximize the opportunity of this special anniversary and raise public awareness locally and across the country of the extraordinary contributions and equally extraordinary needs currently faced by the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The Parkway’s 50th anniversary celebration in 1985 spurred a multi-year increase in media coverage of the area, impressive economic impacts, and brought millions of new visitors to the Parkway region. As we approach and make plans for the 75th Anniversary, the opportunities for a similar result are equally favorable.

Sponsoring the Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary project will position your organization in the following ways:

• As a public supporter of a national treasure and a steward of our natural and cultural resources.
• As having access to special resources and services available only to Blue Ridge Parkway 75th anniversary sponsors.
• As a high-profile organization with an important branding, sales, or community message to deliver to the tens of thousand of people who visit the Blue Ridge Parkway region and the millions of people who travel the Parkway year after year.

If your business or organization would like to become a sponsor of the Parkway’s 75th Anniversary, please contact Leesa Brandon at 828.271.4779 x 224. Click here to explore potential sponsor options.