P ISGAH FOREST — Sliding Rock, a natural water slide and one of the most popular destinations in Pisgah National Forest, will open for the summer season beginning Memorial Day weekend, operating ...

The Forest Heritage Scenic Byway is a 76.7-mile loop in Western NC that passes through Pisgah National Forest. It’s just off the Blue Ridge Parkway at one end, and close to the mountain town of ...

Fall colors attract thousands of leaf peepers every year to Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina. A hiker takes a snack break on Storyteller’s Rock, near Boone.

According to the Forest Service, these account for 42% of the district’s trails, including more than 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail in the Pisgah National Forest.