Even before Helene, however, Elk River Falls has been called one of the deadliest waterfalls in Western North Carolina by emergency services officials, with more than 20 over the past couple of ...

ELK PARK — The USDA Forest Service will reopen the Elk River Falls Area on the Pisgah National Forest’s Appalachian Ranger District on Friday, July 11, following several months of ...

Maggie Valley is a popular elk-spotting area. There have been recent reports of dangerously close interactions and people ...

Another man has reportedly been killed at NC's Elk River Falls in Avery County. Officials report he jumped off a ledge and was sucked under by the current. Another man died at the site May 20.