Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHIMNEY ROCK - From the top of Chimney Rock's 315-foot freestanding rock spire, the sweeping view of Hickory Nut Gorge is an ...

Summer is heating up and it's getting harder to spend time outside, beautiful as it may be. Luckily, the clear cold water in the creeks, streams and waterfalls of Western North Carolina offers an ...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is working to restore access to Chimney Rock State Park with a temporary road opening as early as March, officials said. Reconstruction projects to the ...