Blowing Rock, North Carolina stands as the antidote to modern chaos – a mountain sanctuary where the air is fresher, the pace ...

Step beyond the town limits and you’ll find yourself immersed in some of the most accessible natural beauty the Appalachians have to offer. The Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, part of the Blue Ridge ...

The Knoxville area has 26 breweries, and 18 of them are in Knoxville itself. Brewery culture shares the same family-friendly ...

With 816 square miles spanning across North Carolina and Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... once an Appalachian community, logging town and resort. Today, the area encompasses ...

we explore Great Smoky Mountains National Park, visiting its old farm museum and hiking to one of its highest summits. We then visit an old amusement park that has turned into a ghost town.

While Great Smoky Mountains National ... Try the under-valued Balsam Mountain Campground, a 43-site facility sitting at 5,300 feet in elevation between the towns of Cherokee and Maggie Valley ...

We’ve also selected Cherokee as our end point on this road trip, as this is the closest gateway into the Great Smoky Mountains. However, you may wish to drive on to Bryson City, another popular town ...

Elkmont Campground is the largest campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but it’s not just any old campsite. This was the second largest town in Sevier County and used to be an old logging ...

Strong winds and dry conditions prompted the National Park Service on Saturday to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great Smoky Mountains ... 3:19 p.m. The town of Tryon ...

A “high fire alert” prompted the National Park Service on Saturday, March 1, 2025, to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great Smoky Mountains ... p.m. The town of Tryon ...

I’ve spent the last two decades exploring Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... Some of the park’s gateway towns are packed with waterslides and chain restaurants, while others have quaint ...