Along with the state park portion of Grandfather Mountain, all state parks and recreation areas west of I-77 in Western North Carolina will be closed until at least the end of October.

Grandfather Mountain is mourning the loss of an 11-year-old bald eagle.Ajax the bald eagle died on Wednesday following complications from an infection he developed.“We will miss his strength and ...

Grandfather Mountain reopened Wednesday nearly four weeks after it was shut due to the impact of Hurricane Helene. On Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26 and 27, Helene dumped heavy rain across western ...

LINVILLE, N.C. — Ajax, a bald eagle who lived at Grandfather Mountain for nearly a decade after being rescued from a Florida golf course, has died. He was 11. The eagle died Wednesday following ...

Several hikers were hurt Friday on Grandfather Mountain when lightning struck nearby, according to park officials. A group of seven people were hiking near MacRae Peak in the back country of the m ...