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.

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

Silvervale Falls is an 80-foot-tall Western North Carolina waterfall that twists and dives down a ledge-laden rock face. Again, it requires no hiking at all, so Silvervale Falls definitely ...

With temperatures slowly rising to the balmy Western North Carolina summer standard ... Recently reopened after a two-year closure, Catawba Falls Ridge Trail is safer than ever, and still just ...

The highest waterfall stands at 180 feet ... Falling Waters is the last property of its size available in Western North Carolina, she said. Falling Waters has a “rich heritage” dating to ...