An advocate warned that slashing the federal budget for national parks could impact communities across East Tennessee, with national parks in their backyards.

After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where ...

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The year 2024 was record-breaking for the National Park Service, with about 331.9 million recreational visits, a nearly 2% ...

North Carolina knows a thing or two about national parks (and the National Park Service), and every one of us should pay ...

Officially, the word is that the inability to provide potable water and toilets to the High Sierra Camps in the backcountry ...

There are lots of gorgeous varieties of plants nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains for nature lovers to admire and enjoy.

Don’t miss out on the light show synchronous fireflies put on! Here’s how to see them without a Great Smoky Mountains National Park pass.

Inspired by the wilderness and untamed beauty of the great outdoors, Mifflin County photographer Bill Sisson travels to some of the most beautiful places in the world and photographs breathtaking ...

Black bears in North Carolina may be hard to spot, but as snow thaws and temperatures rise, the chances of seeing them in the wild increase.