For a short and sweet hike to the beach, I would consider wearing water shoes that can also be used for hiking, especially if you plan on wading or swimming. There's also a point where you have to ...

The new trail to Enloe Cemetery near Mingus Mill helps uncover the long-overlooked legacy of the Great Smoky Mountains’ Black ...

There’s a place in western North Carolina where the mountains ripple like waves on a blue-green ocean, where clouds cast dramatic shadows across ancient peaks, and where locals sometimes “accidentally ...

• The 1995 “Slowdown and Live” campaign for curtailing highway accidents and fatalities took shape in Sylva. • At their regular practice meeting, the members of the Sylva Volunteer Fire Department ...

Its not just breathtaking scenery that makes Great Smoky Mountains National Park one of the best road trip destinations for ...

It’s a challenging time for national park research. One dedicated atmospheric scientist is soldiering on anyway.

New signs directing visitors to the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been installed after federal ...

In addition to the I-40 closure, at least 20 North Carolina mountain roads are now listed off limits to large trucks after ...

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WorldAtlas named seven Western North Carolina towns among the nine most scenic in the state. The towns are Blowing Rock, ...

Looking for a Great Smoky Mountain excursion that isn't crowded with people? Consider this overlooked peak, which features ...

Birds, bees, bears, dragonflies, salamanders, hemlocks, fungi: scientific research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park addresses a wide swath of subjects. From Tennessee, North Carolina, South ...