Complete travel guide to Nantahala National Forest: outdoor highlights, best seasons, safety tips, where to stay.

The Haoe Fire in the Nantahala National Forest grew to 800 acres April 16 and is partially burning within a scar left from an 8,000-acre fire, which tore through the area during a disastrous fire ...

FIND Outdoors will keep the Pisgah Visitor Center in the Pisgah National Forest open during the government shutdown as WNC ...

As the federal government shutdown continues, North Carolina residents may be left with a patchwork of closures, service ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Southern Environmental Law Center has sued the National Forest Service ...

There are special areas on the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests, returned to wildness and providing solitude from the crowds of more popular tourist areas. These are some of the jewels I have ...

A decade in the making, the future of the forest plan to manage Western North Carolina’s national forests is now hazy, threatened by a lawsuit, a presidential executive order accelerating timber ...

The Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. This section is within the Nantahala National Forest. L.K. Mirrer McClatchy A hunter was trekking through the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina when ...

As the federal government shutdown drags into its second week, Western North Carolina has so far escaped major impacts — but that could change quickly. Some federal agencies have curtailed operations, ...

The Haoe Fire in Nantahala National Forest has grown to 800 acres and is 0% contained. Several trails and recreation areas are closed due to the fire and resulting smoke. The Haoe Fire in the ...