The National Park Service announced the reopening of nearly 55 miles of the parkway on Oct. 30, including the section nearest to the Great Smoky ... North Carolina, about 60% of the Blue Ridge ...

The 469-mile route known as “America’s favorite drive” has mostly reopened nine months after Hurricane Helene, but there are ...

Typically, fall lovers would flock to Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina to admire the ... However, East Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains have plenty more beautiful drives to ...

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AS PARTS OF WESTERN, NORTH CAROLINA WORK TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO REBUILD SOME BUSINESSES IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... SAYS PARTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NORTH AND ...

the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park competing for your attention. However, if you're looking for a charming North Carolina mountain town conveniently located close to a ...

GRANDFATHER, N.C. — In the aftermath of Helene, the entire stretch of the scenic Blue Ridge ... North Carolina. US 411 continues from western North Carolina through the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Park — A long-awaited natural spectacle is unfolding in western North Carolina ... just east of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail, making the Great Smoky Mountains an ideal ...