This state park in North Carolina can compete with bigger national parks nearby with its stunning views, well-maintained ...

South Mountains State Park will begin to reopen March 17, with the main entrance becoming accessible sometime in April.

While many national and state parks in Western North Carolina remain closed after Helene's destruction, Gorges State Park is ...

The return of South Mountains will leave two state parks still shuttered — Chimney Rock and Mount Mitchell ... Helene tore through Western North Carolina. Most were at least partially open ...

Parts of the parkway are open after Tropical Storm Helene, but major sections remain closed after the storm. Here's what to ...

ASHEVILLE - Almost six months after Tropical Storm Helene hit Western North Carolina, some major regional ... Along the parkway, near Mount Mitchell State Park, the National Weather Service ...

In 2023, the Blue Ridge Parkway, with hundreds of miles of winding roads cutting through Virginia and North Carolina, was visited by 16.7 ... but sections near Mount Mitchell State Park and Linville ...

Containers of Moravian cookies for sale at the North Carolina Museum of History gift shop on Feb. 28, 2023, in downtown ...

Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, just a short drive from downtown, features 25 miles of carriage trails winding through 3,500 ...

Perched at 3,500 feet above sea level, Blowing Rock offers the kind of small-town magic that big cities spend millions trying to replicate on movie sets. But there’s nothing artificial about this ...