Place naming is only truly reparative if these processes truly reflect the agency and intent of these historically oppressed ...

The Smoky Mountains of North Carolina ... Great Smokies. Boosters published a promotional booklet with photographs by George Masa and text by Horace Kephart. In 1926, with the support of National ...

Bryson City and Swain County were not included under NC's limited access/no travel area rules following Helene, allowing the ...

At least two invasive Joro spiders have been spotted in Cades Cove, a Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson ...

Photo by Elena_Suvorova/Shutterstock Whether you’re looking to slowly drive past a bison herd, scale colossal mountain peaks, ...

THE 10 best road trips across the world have been revealed, through rocky mountains, wild forests, and harsh coastlines. Some ...

The Outer Banks in North Carolina is one of my favorite ... It’s the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains, which is one of ...

About 3,000 people attempt the entire distance of the 2,198-mile Appalachian Trail every year. Only 1 in 4 make it. It took ...

The scale of Helene’s damage was unfathomable, with 101 people confirmed dead in North Carolina alone and ... falls mostly ...

Today's feature destination, Morrow Mountain State Park, represents everything we love about the North Carolina outdoors: the mountains, the water ... roughly nine hours of driving to make it from one ...

Those looking to travel through the Smokies will need to keep an eye on seasonal road closures soon, as the park has begun ...

A spider known for its unique coloring and large size has been spotted twice recently in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The spider ... according to the North American Invasive Species ...