Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine

NEW ISSUE: Peak festival season is upon us—behold that May 2024: Find Your Festival issue! This year’s festival guide features the top festivals of our region plus our favorite festy-goer gear for you to party comfortably and in style. We also feature the most scenic festival venues, post-adventure sipping spots, world renowned runners coming to our region, and much more. Pick up your free copy or start browsing here: https://bit.ly/4doEeQm On the cover: 4848 Festival at Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia. Photo by Itamar Gat, Eyes of the World Photography

NEW ISSUE: Spring is just around the corner, which means it's time to gear up and hit the streams! In our March issue, we talk to Blue Ridge guides for their secrets on catching spring trout, cover tips for 💩going💩 in the backcountry, interview Asheville's elite ultrarunner Luke Paulson, explore all the adventure to be had in South Carolina's Oconoee, and much more! Pick up your free copy locally, or start browsing here: https://bit.ly/3UYKS9a On the cover: An angler casts in a stream in Virginia’s George Washington National Forest. Photo by Alan Downie

NEW ISSUE: Our February Issue highlights the big winners of the Best of the Blue Ridge Awards! Top trails, amazing adventures, exciting races, and local businesses—these awards celebrate everything that makes up our region's vibrant outdoor culture. Start browsing: https://lnkd.in/eTK2PdSx See the big winners, peek under the surface with our river snorkeling story, explore Chattanooga on two wheels, check out our favorite regional gear brands, and more in this exciting issue! On the cover: A family of bears, shot with a long-range lens, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The image is the winner of our annual Cover Photo Contest. Photo by @jared.kreiss

The results are in for our annual readers’ choice awards, Best of the Blue Ridge! Top trails, amazing adventures, exciting races, and local businesses—these awards celebrate everything that makes up our region's vibrant outdoor culture. We once again asked you to cast your votes for your favorites in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Use the link to see this year’s big winners!

NEW ISSUE: Our newest issue is PACKED with POW. Chase the powder on southern slopes and see the latest technology making snowier days possible. Plus read up on tips for camping in cold weather, updates on red wolf recovery, how Steep Canyon Rangers's banjo player got into climbing, photographing the Milky Way, gear to solidify New Year's resolutions, and much more! ❄️Start browsing: https://bit.ly/48hmnYr ❄️ On the Cover: Skiers have some fun on a lift at Virginia’s Massanutten Resort. Photo courtesy of Massanutten Resort. Massanutten Resort.

NEW ISSUE: Have you picked up your free copy yet? This month, we cover all the things to see and do in the Top Adventure Towns—some of the best places to live, visit, and play in the region. Plus read up on mountain breweries for a brew with a view, gift guide for gearheads, the fight for the Haw River in NC, our favorite non-alcoholic bevs, and more! Pick up your free copy or start browsing here: https://bit.ly/3QPa9QJ On the cover: Beautiful cover illustration by Rhianna Wurman. Instagram: @ellolovey. Etsy: https://etsy.me/49sYE91

You nominated your favorite outdoor businesses, events, food/drinks, and destinations in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Now it’s time to decide who will come out on top! From November 6 to November 20, cast your votes in Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine’s 14th Annual Best of the Blue Ridge Awards. Don't miss this opportunity to show your appreciation for all the wonderful outdoor experiences our region has to offer. Join us in celebrating the 14th Annual Best of the Blue Ridge Awards and make sure your favorite outdoor businesses, events, food/drinks, and destinations come out on top!

Let your voice be heard in the Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine’s 14th Annual Best of the Blue Ridge Awards! It's up to YOU, our adventurous and passonate readers, to nominate the best of the best. Starting from October 16, you can nominate your favorite outdoor businesses, events, food/drinks, and destinations in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. he contest's wide range of award categories covers everything from the Best Outdoor Shop to the Best Festival, Best Brewery, and even the Best Place to Raise an Outdoor Family. Trust us, it's going to be epic! Excited? We thought so! Nominate your top choices with the link!

NEW ISSUE: The October issue is packed with all things hiking and fall—from gear, lesser-known trails, wildlife encounters, euro fly fishing, and more! Start browsing here: https://bit.ly/3ZNLgb0 This month, we got advice from some adventurous couples who have trekked the A.T. together on how to travel with your partner. Plus we cover euro nymphing to help you pull some serious trout, backpacking blunders to avoid, and so much more! On the Cover: Max Patch, a scenic bald mountain in western North Carolina. Photo by David Simchock; David Simchock Photography (DavidSimchock.com)