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Title Picnic Area
Date 1952
Description Image shows two children, a woman, and a man at a picnic table. The table is in a grassy area and close to two trees. In the background of the image another table is visible, and there are two people sitting at that table. The image was taken at the Peaks of Otter picnic area, near milepost 86 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Abbie Rowe in 1952.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter Picnic Area
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.441469
Longitude: -79.596461
Creator Individual Abbie Rowe
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Picnic grounds
Picnics
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway