The United States Forest Service is reopening the Elk River Falls Area within the Pisgah National Forest on July 11 after several months spent clearing Tropical Storm Helene debris, according to an ...

ASHEVILLE — On hands and knees, Lisa Jennings and her right-hand woman, Hunter Campbell, crawled under sprawling rhododendron shrubs around Catawba’s upper falls, setting markers for what is now the ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — One of the most popular waterfalls in the North Carolina mountains has reopened after it closed for two years. The National Forest Service wanted to improve access to the ...

The journey to the Rogue River Valley from Bend is a long one, with only a few curvy sections to keep the drive interesting, but the road makes up for its lack of pin-turns in the woodsy beauty of the ...

From low-elevation cascades in mossy forests to frozen falls among snowy vistas, these winter waterfall adventures are ...

Summer is heating up and it's getting harder to spend time outside, beautiful as it may be. Luckily, the clear cold water in the creeks, streams and waterfalls of Western North Carolina offers an ...

(KTLA) – A seriously injured hiker was found screaming for help after plunging about halfway down a popular hiking destination and crashing onto rocks. The fall happened Sunday afternoon at Big Falls ...

The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District said it got a report of a “hiker screaming for help midway up Big Falls” in Forest Falls. Screengrab from San Bernardino County Fire Protection ...