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

View Western North Carolina’s most beautiful and iconic waterfalls. You'll meet folks who've been a part of movies shot at the waterfalls and others who helped to preserve the waterfalls for all ...

A winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to western North Carolina and the Charlotte area on Friday into Saturday, causing treacherous travel conditions across the region. It was ...

Fewer than 15 years before, this sprawling Appalachian temperate rainforest near the South Carolina border — home to a third of Western North ... its rivers and waterfalls funneled through ...

The park features a variety of hiking trails, waterfalls, and recreational activities ... Carolina border — home to a third of Western North Carolina's rare or endangered species — was ...