The Blue Ridge Mountains offer some of the most scenic towns along the Appalachian Trail ideal for retirement, each providing a peaceful retreat where retirees can enjoy a slower pace of life ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains takes people through thick forests and across grassy mountaintop balds. This year it also includes a short boat ride. Floodwaters from ...

During the construction of Skyline Drive from 1931 to 1939, the Appalachian Trail was relocated from the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains to lower down the mountains. Today, the Shenandoah ...

As visitors consider spring and summer travel, NPCA offers updates on national parks recovering from damage caused by ...

Extending more than 450 miles between Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in ... would cut through federal lands within the Appalachian National Scenic Trail ...

Blue Ridge Mountain Trail Rides offers the chance ... Springer Mountain is the starting point of the Appalachian Trail – or the endpoint, depending on which direction you're going.

One of the best hikes in Shenandoah National Park offers a notorious rock scramble. Pack your sturdy boots and a water bottle ...

Southwest Virginia has some of the most stunning views in the country. The region’s 19 counties, covering 8,600 square m ...

By investing in infrastructure improvements, regional business growth, and tourism workforce development, Blue Ridge Parkway ...

Spring is in bloom. Here are our favorite places to frolic through fields of flowers, from the Pacific Northwest to the Appalachian Mountains.