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.

With temperatures slowly rising to the balmy Western North Carolina summer standard ... Hikers pause to photograph the lower portion of Catawba Falls, beneath the newly finished staircase leading ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...