Foothills Conservancy of NC opens new hiking trail in South Mountains of Burke County in honor of founding board member Bob ...

Thirty years later, we are opening the Bob Benner Memorial Trail so the public can recreate and enjoy vistas of the South Mountains State Park, a park that FCNC has helped expand into the largest ...

Pilot Mountain State Park’s Bean Shoals Access, located along the north side of the Yadkin River, has reopened following a ...

A North Carolina woman has been found dead after going missing inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say. Ann ...

A North Carolina woman who served as a volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park was found dead along a popular trail, the park says. Great Smoky Mountains National Park photo A North ...

Of the 15 NC places selected by Southern Living writers, eight were located in the western region of the state ... The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known as one of the most visited ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side ... of the Tar Heel State, was found dead ...

Three local lawmakers have introduced legislation to establish New Mexico's newest state park in Doña Ana County. Here's what ...

Officials said a mountain lion seen on Mount Helena ... was seen several days ago around Spring Meadow Lake State Park as it treks to the south, said Sean McCarthy, urban wildlife and animal ...