While many national and state parks in Western North Carolina remain closed after Helene's destruction, Gorges State Park is ...

This state park in North Carolina can compete with bigger national parks nearby with its stunning views, well-maintained ...

Shultz Circle Park - Avery County Shultz Circle Park, located in Newland, sustained damage to its fencing, mulch and restroom ...

Here's how you can get away, marvel at the wonder of nature, sleep under the stars, and keep your distance from other ...

A program launched by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation seeks to unify the more than two dozen gateway communities along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina.

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South Mountains State Park will begin to reopen March 17, with the main entrance becoming accessible sometime in April.

The state closed all 13 of its parks west of Interstate 77 after the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina. Most were at least partially open again by mid-December.

A young condor released into Redwood National and State Parks in 2023 has been found dead, with lead poisoning being the likely cause of death.

Magnificent waterfalls, take-your-breath-away vistas, and glorious stretches of sandy beaches—Southern state parks are some ...

Southeast Ohio’s Hocking Hills State Park, which opened a new overnight lodge in 2022, had the most overnight visitors in 2024, with 66,806. About half stayed at the new lodge and about half at the ...