Maggie Valley is a popular elk-spotting area. There have been recent reports of dangerously close interactions and people ...

Skip the interstate and explore routes to the Great Smoky Mountains! The bonus is these trips are absolutely gorgeous.

A road leading to several trails and a visitor center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed beginning July 1.

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Located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the swimming hole is accessible with a relatively easy hike.

Named in honor of Kris Fowler and David O’Sullivan, a pair of hikers who went missing on the Pacific Crest Trail, the ...

For a short and sweet hike to the beach, I would consider wearing water shoes that can also be used for hiking, especially if you plan on wading or swimming. There's also a point where you have to ...

Wildcat Den is one of my favorite state parks in Iowa. Its gateway town of Muscatine, Iowa, is worthy of a visit in its own ...

Going-to-the-Sun Road is a must-do in Montana’s Glacier National Park. The 50-mile road offers incredible views of glaciers, ...

The new trail to Enloe Cemetery near Mingus Mill helps uncover the long-overlooked legacy of the Great Smoky Mountains’ Black ...

Looking for outdoors summer fun on a budget? In East Tennessee you don't have to go far to find one of the best free attractions in the U.S.

There’s a place in western North Carolina where the mountains ripple like waves on a blue-green ocean, where clouds cast dramatic shadows across ancient peaks, and where locals sometimes “accidentally ...