Spring brings an explosion of wildflowers that dot the surrounding hillsides. Main Street in Saluda could win awards for small-town charm. Brightly painted buildings house small businesses that have ...

The downtown area feels like you’ve stepped into a painting. Brick sidewalks lead you past cute shops and seafood restaurants. Don’t be shocked if you spot wild horses on nearby Carrot Island – ...

A parkwide fire ban has been issued for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to dry conditions and low relative ...

Discover the best approach to planning a trip to the most visited national park in the U.S. while enjoying everything it offers.

It was an icy mid-winter day when 73-year-old Ann Houghton parked her Subaru Outback at the Smokemont campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, shouldered her pack, and tramped into the ...

Cadillac Mountain, Maine S. to see the sunrise from early October through early March. As the highest point along the North ...

The altitude and coastal influence create wines with an electric tension—think bright acidity, structured tannins and an ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was prompted to issue an advisory after a banned item was found on the floor of the forest. A park ranger is seen in an image posted online by the park ...

Kelly's news and science background has taken her many places: from forecasting orographic lifting snow in the Carolina Mountains, working for NASA, calibrating rain gauges in the Great Smoky ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway have reported losing personnel in the firings, and with threats of possibly even more cuts in the coming months, it could have an ...

Here are the biggest takeaways from the new data. Fog settles over a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Newfound Gap in this file photo from 2015.