With temperatures slowly rising to the balmy Western North Carolina summer standard, and old favorites reopening to visitors, it's a great time to start planning a hike. There are countless trails in ...

Rainbow Falls is near Sapphire on the Horsepasture River in Pisgah National Forest, just outside Gorges State Park. The U.S. Forest Service has taken measures in recent weeks to prevent more deaths at ...

Memorial Day weekend is often considered the unofficial start of summer; There are plenty of ways to enjoy the warm weather in Western North Carolina, including the area's many waterfalls.

Instagram boasts unlimited picturesque waterfalls, but one in North Carolina is making waves with a unique difference. A few miles outside anunderrated but scenic Blue Ridge mountain town called North ...

North Carolina has a variety of waterfalls that are easily accessible through a quick detour off the highway for family adventures, romantic dates, and others tucked deep into the woods for ...

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.