Outside New England:

Appalachians

General Information

Shenandoah National Park - Home of Skyline Drive

Skyline Drive (U.S. National Park Service)

Skyline Drive map

Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway - (U.S. National Park Service)

Blue Ridge Parkway - America's Byways

Blue Ridge Parkway Maps

Tail of the Dragon

Tail of the Dragon map (curve names)

Cherohala Skyway

Cherohalaskyway.com

Cherohala Skyway - America's Byways

Cherohala Skyway interactive map

Motorcycle Playground - There are local accommodations in and near Bristol, TN/VA and this area isn't nearly as crowded as The Dragon. (Uncle Harry)

Accommodations

Skyland Resort - Skyline Drvive ay mile 41. More.  Very historic - (WorcesterFJR)

Pisgah Inn - Waynesville, North Carolina - (WorcesterFJR)

Tapoco Lodge Resort - Robbinsville, North Carolina

Restaurants

Roadfood.com - Restaurant Search

Skyland Lodge - Skyline Drive at mile 41. About the best food in the National Park. - (WorcesterFJR)

Pisgah Inn, North Carolina - Waynesville, NC - Southern Blue Ridge Parkway - (WorcesterFJR + Steve C.)

While in Front Royal, VA try "The Melting Pot". They make a great pizza available in a normal pizza sauce or one considerably hotter...fantastic! - (Steve C.)

Pink Cadillac Diner - Natural Bridge, VA - The Pink Cadillac is in Va. near Natural bridge.. GOOD food good prices.. not far from exit 11 Hwy. 81 Va...

Maps

Madmaps - (Steve C.)

Books

Motorcycle Journeys through the Appalachians - by Dale Coyner

Articles

Virginia (northern), (Moto-Maps) Skyline Drive and More - Rider Magazine

Motorcycle Riding the Blue Ridge Parkway - Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine

North Carolina & Deal's Gap - Rider Magazine

Motorcycle Tour in North Carolina - Motorcycle Cruiser

West Virginia - Rider Magazine (MotoMaps)

West Virginia's Allegheny Mountains - Motorcycle Cruiser

Maryland and Delaware - Rider Magazine (MotoMaps)

Photos and Videos

Photos of Asheville and the Blue Ridge Parkway

Pictures of Virginia at picturesofplaces.com

Deal Gap - Google Video

Riding Deals Gap - Google Video

Motorcycle Laws

Virginia Motorcycle Laws - AMA

North Carolina Motorcycle Laws - AMA

Tennessee  Motorcycle Laws - AMA

West Virginia Motorcycle Laws - AMA

Bike Rentals

Eagle Rider of Central Virginia

Eagle Rider of Knoxville

Forums

Central Piedmont Chapter of SCRC

Southern Cruisers Bristol Chapter #273

North Carolina Southern Cruisers

Points of Interest

Highest peak east of the Mississippi mile mark 355 Mount Mitchell (toll road in)

Very fun twist (your going to be tired of sweepers by now) mile mark 335 Little Switzerland SR226A loop over to 226 (this is only a half hour loop, but it will get your heart going fast) - (WorcesterFJR)

www.naturalbridgeva.com - If you hit Va. you have to check this place out! Natural Bridge... 50 of us were there last June,This June should be 60+ BIKE friendly and the Pink Cadillac is a great diner. - OldRadco

Miscellaneous

I've never found a bad campground on this road.

Traffic in the summer, especially on weekends, can be a bear. - (WorcesterFJR)

Watch out for the bear and the deer. I musta seen 30-40 deer and a coupla bears crossing the road while I was down there.

The BRP is lined with mountain laurels and rhododendron which must bloom sometime in June. Most of the flowers had gone by when we saw it the first week of July. I would imagine that is a sight to behold. - (Steve C.)

Some friends went down there last year in April and encountered snow and frost in mountains... had to wait till about 11am for the temps to rise and the roads to melt before riding for the day. So have fun, but expect some weather variety in the mountains!!

Early June you will still be ahead of the crowds. We went the first week of June this year and the roads were gloriously clear of too many bikes. We were told that as soon as schools start getting out, the roads get crowded... beginning the middle of June.
It's a great vacation! Be sure to do the Cherohala Skyway, I loved that road better than the Dragon. It's nearly 50 miles long and has gorgeous sweeping curves as well as the tight ones. Great views too. And then be sure to take the side road to Bald River falls at the base of the road on the Tellico side of it.
 

A word of note about the Cherohala: there are two spots on the road where you will see SlOW painted on the road. These two spots are where more motorcycle fatalities have occurred than anywhere else on the road because the turns get tighter radii as you negotiate them and it takes bikes by surprise. It is the guardrail that takes people out. I remember seeing the painted warnings, but only learned why after getting home. Might be more of a squid warning, but any bit of info helps I think!! - (Kate)

Where to Buy Gas on the Parkway (Dave)