ASHEVILLE - Numerous trails in the Pisgah National Forest are now open to hikers and visitors — including the popular Catawba Falls — months after Tropical Storm Helene brought tens of millions of ...

Outdoor magazine Backpacker had some praise for a classic Western North Carolina hiking destination — and the fall color that surrounds it — on its list of five best crowd-free fall leaf hikes.

The U.S. Forest Service announced the Grandfather Ranger District in Pisgah National Forest has reopened 64 miles of trails, including Catawba Falls. Previously, 85 miles were opened, which accounts ...

OLD FORT — It was a lone yellow leaf from a birch tree, gently tumbling downward through the brisk, late-morning air that triggered a revelation in my daughter’s head. “It’s soooo fall,” she said. A ...

Western North Carolina offers a variety of budget-friendly water activities for families this summer. Options include hiking to waterfalls, visiting splash pads, swimming in lakes, and tubing down ...

CHESTER COUNTY, N.C. — Work has begun on a new state park along the Catawba River, with Duke Energy initiating development near Great Falls this summer, The Herald reported. The park, which is ...