Blue Ridge Parkway officials announced today the extension of an existing temporary prohibition on tents and soft-sided campers at Mount Pisgah Campground until July 1, 2021, pending successful ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – Some camping will ...

UPDATE: Blue Ridge Parkway officials are extending the temporary prohibition on tents and soft-sided campers at Mount Pisgah Campground until July 1, 2021, pending successful dissociation of active ...

After a recent rise in bear activity, a popular campsite in the North Carolina mountains is continuing to ban some camping gear. “Tents and soft-sided campers” are now prohibited at Mount Pisgah ...

Campground reservations for the Blue Ridge Parkway opened Jan. 10 for the 2026 camping season.

A bear in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park attacked and injured a 16-year-old girl while she was sleeping in a hammock early June 18, according to a news release. The family got the bear to ...

ASHEVILLE — Camping fees may be increasing for certain front country and backcountry sites on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina. The National Park Service announced proposed fee changes ...

A Western North Carolina camp site is continuing to ban tents due to bears, officials said. NC Wildlife Resources Commission photo After a recent rise in bear activity, a popular campsite in the North ...