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As the meadow at the Blue Ridge Parkway's Crabtree Meadows Recreation Area fades into history, the National Park Service has changed the park's name to capitalize on the area's 70-foot waterfall.

Crabtree Meadows Recreation Area has been renamed Crabtree Falls Recreation Area, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported recently. The park is at Milepost 339.5 near Spruce Pine.

Many visitors are unaware of the 2 1/2-mile Crabtree Falls Loop Trail and Crabtree Falls, the newspaper says. The 253-acre recreation area also has a campground, picnic area with grills, and restaurant and gift shop.

For more information, contact Crabtree Falls Campground at 828-675-5444