Typically, fall color peaks in the mountains around mid to late October. Obviously, this year is quite a bit different. The current estimate (as of October 24th) is that peak color is happening in the ...

It's leaf peeping season and we've compiled a list of scenic byways in Western North Carolina that are open and ready for ...

The Oct. 24 Buncombe County briefing covered several changes to locations of voting sites, the Disaster Recovery Center and ...

· Travel Maps: To help you navigate here, we’ve created maps with clear directions from key spots like Charlotte, Columbia, Atlanta, and Gatlinburg. You can find them under the “How to Get Here” tab ...

The Foliage Report from Explore Fall shows many of our communities in the higher elevations are either seeing peak or ...

Tools like the Smoky Mountains Fall Foliage Prediction Map help predict when to see these colors ... Asheville, in the heart of North Carolina, is a vibrant town. It offers great fall activities ...

The best way to get around Great Smoky Mountains National Park is by car ... just south of Knoxville. In North Carolina, the closest airport is the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), about 60 miles ...

The Oconaluftee Visitor Center is the main welcome and information center for the North Carolina side of the park. It is the first new visitor center to be constructed in the park since the 1960s and ...

After Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, causing over 250 deaths and an estimated $50 billion in damage, experts say ...