A Boone-based land conservancy conveyed a 211-acre tract on iconic Grandfather Mountain to North Carolina’s state park system this week. The Blue Ridge Conservancy bought the tract in 2016 with ...

There’s no shortage of public lands to explore in America, from craggy canyons and remote islands to ancient forests and ...

Grandfather Mountain State Park, which is adjacent to Grandfather Mountain, remains closed. In contrast to the swinging bridge and other tourist attractions, Grandfather Mountain State Park is ...

In these seven postcard-worthy state parks, you can marvel over similarly stunning vistas and find hiking, biking, rafting ...

We are especially excited for spring this year,” said Jesse Pope, president and executive director of the Grandfather ...

Staff report [email protected] Mar 14, 2025 Mar 14, 2025 LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is gearing ...

Andrew Vahey, 24, and his grandfather, Joseph Deponceau, 80, were arguing over the family house and "parking on the grass" in the weeks before the tragedy, say police Getty A 24-year-old New York ...

Standing on the porch in 2012, watching the monarchs flutter over the land, Pagano and Bischof realized the park rests along the butterfly's migratory route. A seed of an idea was planted: a festival ...

After stints as superintendent at Mount Mitchell and Grandfather Mountain state parks, Bischof came back to Gorges as superintendent in 2021 and floated the idea of changing the park's annual fall ...

LINVILLE, N.C. — Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has set up public photo stations in four locations, with one more on ...