Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has announced it will postpone trout stocking for the Delayed Harvest portion of the Nantahala River from ...

Western North Carolina has made appearances on summer-related USA TODAY 10Best readers choice awards once again, earning spots on three more lists of outdoor adventures. This time, WNC was praised for ...

BRYSON CITY — It was like watching someone suffocate. On July 28, Paul Bourcq raced out to his old haunts on the Nantahala, the river that snakes through Nantahala National Forest in Swain County, to ...

Two paddle sports are temporarily banned on a popular North Carolina river after landslides pushed debris into the waterway, officials say. Commercial kayaking and rafting have been suspended on the ...