Firefighters spent Christmas Day protecting a small neighborhood from a 350-acre forest fire that's closed popular trails in the Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area near Wilson Creek and Grandfather ...

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LINVILLE, NC. (WJHL)- When looking to beat the heat, many people will head to the lake or the pool, but in our region, the mountain tops also offer a cool down from the summer sun. From some of the ...

This five-mile loop trail is the perfect winter hike in North Carolina. Not too strenuous, not too steep, just an idyllic forest hike with a wintry view.

I kept my head down and my eyes just ahead of my feet as I crouched along a slippery rock face, trying to ignore the nagging thought that I could fall to my death, impaled upon a tree below. Above me, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AVERY COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Trails are ...

BANNER ELK, N.C. — Grandfather Mountain staff says it's preparing for a surge in hikers as the leaves turn this fall. Staff says attendance is already up by more than 4,000 hikers so far this year.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AVERY COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Exploring nature ...

Grandfather Mountain State Park, the rugged and rustic park at the mountainous region of Avery, Caldwell and Watauga counties, is growing by 24 acres. The newly acquired land, which includes the ...

Multiple hikers on Grandfather Mountain were injured Friday after a lightning strike.According to Grandfather Mountain's public information officer, seven hikers were around MacRae Peak, when they ...

Firefighters spent Christmas Day protecting a small neighborhood from a 350-acre forest fire that's closed popular trails in the Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area near Wilson Creek and Grandfather ...