FRANKLIN, N.C. (May 19, 2022) – Overnight visitors to Panthertown Valley on the Nantahala National Forest are now required to use bear-resistant containers for all food,…
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HIGHLANDS, N.C. – Breaking previous records, approximately 130 volunteers helped spruce up Highlands and surrounding highways this past Saturday, April 23, as part of the…
North Carolinians have demonstrated strong support for saving the open spaces they love, and, for the last 25 years, Mainspring Conservation Trust has been doing…
“Pics or it didn’t happen” If there’s no digital proof of your hike, your bike ride, your kayak trip, dinner…did it really happen? You and…
Unless you’re a last-minute planner of family vacations, then you already have your summer trip to our beautiful mountains of all lined up (sorta). You’ve picked a quaint little town and booked your cute rental cabin or hotel room. You have BIG plans…to keep the kiddos busy and off the video games! Oh, for sure!!!
On Saturday, May 15, a small group of Jeep owners took part in an annual topless event. Don’t stress too much over this. It did not involve a bunch of pasty, sun-tanned challenged bellies of old guys. Oh, we were there… We just kept our shirts on.
Asheville, NC, April 21, 2021 — Shelters along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia are now available for use.…
The Franklin Disc Golf Club, working with Franklin Town Council member Mike Lewis and Town Manager Summer Woodard, presented the Franklin Town Council with a…
State parks and recreation areas welcomed 19.8 million visitors last year — 400,000 more than any other year on record and 1.2 million more visitors…