Virginia’s Blue Ridge is renowned for its scenic mountain views, forest hikes that offer both solitude and unexpected ...

Hiking, swimming, and admiring unbelievable views. What more could you ask for? That's exactly what you'll get when you do ...

The shelter is located near the Appalachian Trail, which stretches nearly 2,200 miles from Springer Mountain in north Georgia ...

Asheville’s train has come. Norfolk Southern, Western North Carolina’s primary rail carrier, resumed rail service from ...

While most people assume the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited in the U.S., that title actually belongs to the Blue Ridge Parkway. In 2023, the scenic byway that winds through ...

Asheville is one of the best destinations for hiking tourists with access to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway—here are two trails to consider depending on your travel style.

Trump is leading an unprecedented attack on our country's parks and forests so he can sell them to benefit billionaires, corporate greed.

To everyone else, it’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... That’s a particular concern, after two deaths on the nearby Blue Ridge Parkway earlier this year. “We could save more ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more ... Chasteen Creek, Hughes Ridge, and eventually the Enloe Creek trails where her body was found ...

Hughes Ridge and Enloe Creek trails. Multiple local agencies assisted in the search. Houghton, of Jackson County, N.C., volunteered in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 20 years ...

Hughes Ridge and Enloe Creek trails, NPS said. Houghton, a resident of Jackson County, North Carolina, had volunteered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 20 years ...

The additional openings come in the peak fall color, painting the Blue Ridge Parkway in shades of vibrant red, orange and yellow. Word from the Smokies: Where the Smoky Mountains saw the most ...