Just four rangers bear the responsibility of patrolling 850 miles of hiking trails and monitoring more than 100 backcountry ...

Nestled in the mountains of North Carolina, this remote lake is an excellent spot for fishing and kayaking, and it's the ...

North Carolina's best state parks for camping span mountains, waterfalls, forests, and coastlines, offering unforgettable ...

Aligning with a trend towards travelers hoping to "touch grass" during their vacation, Airbnb found that one NC park stood ...

Backcountry rangers Lydia Williams and Jordan Gibeault have almost reached their destination, Kephart Prong Shelter, when ...

BIG BEAR, Calif. (KABC) -- It's opening day at Big Bear Mountain Resort. It's the day many skiers and snowboarders in Southern California have been waiting for. Temperatures were in the low 40s for ...

From left, Dustin Hagen, Chelsea DuVall, Samantha Lane, Riordan Banks, Nicolette Boillotat, Neftali Benitez, Logan Hannigan and Brynoch Rammell in Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol. The ...

The lifts will start spinning at Big Bear resorts in coming days, with Bear Mountain planning to open on Thursday, Dec. 4, and Snow Summit following on Friday. Warm weather and a lack of snow has ...

Travel costs keep climbing, but it is still possible to plan a big adventure without draining your savings. I focused on U.S. destinations that recent reporting highlights as must-visit spots for 2025 ...

I’ve been camping since I was a kid, and the experiences sparked my adventurous lifestyle. Soon after college, I moved out West to live in the mountains full-time. Today, my family spends our free ...

The whisper, sharp with excitement, cuts through the silence: “It’s a bear.” One of our group is pointing to a hillside in the distance, where beech trees tumble down into a valley veiled in drizzle.