Five state parks have reopened in western North Carolina in the nearly five weeks after Hurricane Helene. Eight western N.C. state parks remain closed. On Nov. 1, Crowders Mountain, Gorges, ...

Grandfather Mountain State Park, the rugged and rustic park at the mountainous region of Avery, Caldwell and Watauga counties, is growing by 24 acres. The newly acquired land, which includes the ...

Grandfather Mountain reopened Wednesday nearly four weeks after it was shut due to the impact of Hurricane Helene. On Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26 and 27, Helene dumped heavy rain across western ...

A spokesperson for the North Carolina State Parks and Recreation Department said five parks will start welcoming visitors again starting on Friday, Nov. 1. These five parks are all reopening for the ...

The Linn Cove Viaduct is one of the best-known parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway and offers views of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Getty Images/iStockphoto Three hikers found a body in a North ...

The ongoing threat of wildfires across North Carolina prompted state officials on Friday to close back country campsites in nine state parks. Camping is off limits until Dec. 1 at Crowders Mountain, ...