A lightning strike started a wildfire in the Nantahala National Forest, which grew to 120 acres as of April 15. Here's what to know about closures.

IF YOU GO Nantahala Outdoor Center. 13077 U.S. 19 W., Bryson City, North Carolina. Activities include whitewater rafting, mountain biking and zip lining. $32 and up.

The Haoe Fire, which is burning in the Nantahala National Forest, has spread to approximately 500 acres and 0% containment within the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, the U.S. Forest Service ...

The Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are restricting campfires effective immediately, according to a U.S. Forest Service news release. Currently, the largest wildfire in North Carolina ...

North Carolina rafting trip seeks to bridge divides On the western edge of the battleground state of North Carolina cuts the Nantahala River and an unlikely spot for an experiment in ...

ASHEVILLE - Two more people have been charged and arrested in a case where a woman's body was found in the Nantahala National Forest, according to the Union County Sheriff's Office. In a March 23 ...

ROBBINSVILLE — Roadwork and needed parking lot repairs has forced the U.S Forest Service to temporarily close the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and Jenkins Meadow trailheads on the Nantahala ...