Experience historic charm, fascinating museums, and natural beauty in the Blue Ridge foothills. Find it all when you visit ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The trail covers more than 500 miles in Virginia, passing through several communities where hikers can take some time off, ...