The U.S. National Park System offers an unmatched array of hiking experiences that cater to seasoned backpackers and casual ...

As Pisgah Area SORBA prepares for the upcoming 2025/2026 season, it faces a clear challenge: expanding education initiatives ...

North Carolina’s national forests look clunky and disjointed because they were scraped together with what the Forest Service could buy from private landowners. The Balsam Cone area, north of Mt.

The town sits at the entrance to Pisgah National Forest like a welcoming committee for some of Mother Nature’s finest work, with waterfalls, hiking trails, and scenic vistas all within a short drive.

In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in east Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public to weigh in on its recovery operations in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene.

Two uncontained Western NC wildfires on national forest land grew to 800 and 300 acres on April 16, while firefighters battle tough conditions.

A wildfire in McDowell County near Little Switzerland grew to 175 acres April 14, with no additional evacuations or significant changes overnight.

Upper Creek Falls is a picturesque waterfall with multiple cascades tucked away in the Pisgah National Forest along NC Highway 181. There are two ways to reach Upper Creek Falls. One is the Upper ...

Location: Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina Popularity: Not very popular due to its remote location via a moderately challenging trail. Need To Know: The trail has three water crossings, so ...

This story will be updated as new information about the North Carolina wildfires becomes available.

On Friday, officials in Western North Carolina shared the final update for a wildfire that started in Haywood County on March 26.