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Title Peaks of Otter Visitor Center
Date January 10, 1957
Description Image shows the front of the Peaks of Otter visitor center. The center is constructed of wood and stone. The area around the visitor center looks as if it is still under construction. A roadway outside of the visitor center has been cut but it has not been paved, and there is no landscaping around the building. The image was taken in the Peaks of Otter area, near milepost 85.9 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken by Earl W. Estes, Jr. on January 10, 1957.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter Visitor Center
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.445786
Longitude: -79.608097
Creator Individual Earl W. Estes, Jr.
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
Stonemasonry
Visitors' centers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway