By mid-September, we start getting the same question from guests every year: “When should we come for the leaves?” It’s a fair question, and it’s…

September is our favorite month to send guests out to the waterfalls. The summer crowds have thinned, the creeks are still running strong from late-summer…

Something shifts in the water around Labor Day. The heat that’s pressed on these mountains since June finally loosens its grip, mornings carry a little…

By the middle of August, the creeks around Cosby are doing more work than the air conditioning. If you’ve spent an afternoon on the Foothills…

By the second week of September, the open fields on the North Carolina side of the park start making a sound you will not hear…

There is a stretch of late summer when Cades Cove stops being a traffic jam and turns back into a valley. It happens every Wednesday,…

By the first week of August, the pull-offs along Newfound Gap Road are full before nine in the morning, and the walk from your car…

A local’s guide to the creeks, pools, and hike-in swimming holes worth the drive this summer — plus a few we’re a little biased about.…

Planning a magical mountain escape? Whether you’re dreaming of snow-covered trees, crackling fires, or a hot tub under the stars, the winter cabin rentals in…