Western NC offers a variety of budget-friendly family water activities this summer: Hiking to waterfalls, visiting splash ...

Western North Carolina offers a variety ... sr-southside-community-center. Deep Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Just outside Bryson City, the Deep Creek portion of the Great ...

This summer, it’s about slowing down, putting the phones away, and slowing down time. Here are 10 classic, screen-free ...

Starting in June, scientists will begin a two-year project in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to find ... and damming—all associated with tubing, a popular activity on Deep Creek—might be ...

Elizabeth Ellison was dealing almost strictly in watercolors when a logistical challenge transformed her painting career. It ...

Tens of thousands of large bugs have descended on Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina, and tourists should brace themselves for the eerie sound, according to the National ...

Getting to Great Smoky Mountains National Park on either the Tennessee or North Carolina sides is easy, and there are six ...

Some people hear that Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most-visited ... This quiet day hike in the lush Deep Creek Area jams three cascades into just 2.4 miles: dramatic 90-foot Juney Whank ...