Home to a 65-foot waterfall known locally as Big Falls, the Elk River Falls Area within the Pisgah National Forest is reopening on July 11 after several months of Helene debris clearing.

BARNARDSVILLE, North Carolina — Hurricane Helene felled thousands of acres of trees in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest last September, but it spared a hefty American beech standing ...

The United States Forest Service is reopening the Elk River Falls Area within the Pisgah National Forest on July 11 after several months spent clearing Tropical Storm Helene debris, according to ...