Brinegar Cabin

Brinegar Cabin is a mountain dwelling built from logs with overlapping wood siding and a fieldstone foundation, located at mile marker 238.5 on Blue Ridge Parkway. The structure reflects the simple, practical building methods common to this mountain region.

Martin Brinegar built this cabin in 1880 as a family home for subsistence farming. His household sustained itself through agriculture and textile production during the mountain settlement period.

The cabin demonstrates traditional regional crafts, particularly yarn spinning that Caroline Brinegar practiced as part of daily life. These handmade skills reflect how mountain families produced their own textiles for clothing and trade.

The cabin sits along Blue Ridge Parkway and is accessible during seasonal opening times for visitor tours. Park rangers offer demonstrations of traditional crafts, so check what programs are available when you plan your visit.

The cabin is known for its hands-on craft demonstrations where visitors watch rangers spin yarn and explain textile making. These direct demonstrations reveal the practical skills that mountain families relied on for survival in this isolated region.

Location: Alleghany County

Inception: 1880

GPS coordinates: 36.41830,-81.14560

Latest update: December 14, 2025 16:42