Tucked away in Western North Carolina, Cherokee provides unparalleled access to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With ...

Planning an trip into the Great Smoky Mountains? These gateway towns offer thrills, frills, and stunning views - just a short ...

Elk & Embers is a new mountain retreat in Waynesville, North Carolina, offering luxury safari tents, rustic log cabins, and a tree house; the resort is just 40 miles west of Asheville. The ...

Halloween is right around the corner, and people who love to get outdoors are getting in the spirit. That means following ...

With 11,000 species of insects known in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, how do you write a guide to them? Jim and Leslie ...

Blue Ridge Parkway stretches for 469 miles, according to the National Park Service, and connects Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. There ...

When the federal government shut down at midnight Oct. 1, there were a lot of questions, especially for Western North ...

A government shutdown triggering the furlough of about two-thirds of National Park Service employees across the country.

The most popular trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing and won’t reopen until mid-2026, according to the National Park Service. Laurel Falls Trail attracts as many as 375,000 people ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park provides list of closures during government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1.

Businesses in North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains region are losing thousands of dollars in the wake of Hurricane Helene as tourists avoid the state or cancel plans to visit. A new NBC report ...

Western North Carolina had three football players named to the West roster for the East-West All-Star Game. Swain County's ...