Cumberland Mountain is an accessible and friendly mountain and is a wonderful walk for hikers of all abilities – including out-of-town visitors. Located west of Durango in the La Plata Mountains, ...

I always thought Tennessee had some of the best state parks, but I wanted to visit those that are less touristy, like Fall Creek Falls State Park. So, visiting Cumberland Mountain State Park felt like ...

Cumberland Mountain State Park received the East Tennessee Excellence in Innovation Award at the 2015 Tennessee State Parks Management meeting. Parks nominated for this award have demonstrated the ...

I like to tell people Fayetteville is well-situated in that it is an easy 90-minute drive to the North Carolina beaches and four or so hours to the mountains. That said, Cumberland County is not ...

Some seven years ago, when he worked for the Kentucky branch of The Nature Conservancy, Terry Cook scouted a large tract of property that hugged the Tennessee-Kentucky state line in the Cumberland ...

A new species of millipede has been discovered on the forest floor of Cumberland Mountains, and it is noteworthy for two completely different reasons. One is its color combination and the other is its ...

CUMBERLAND, Md. – The first federally funded road began here, right next to where Col. George Washington had been headquartered decades earlier at an outpost for colonial troops. This quaint town of ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Drawing millions every year, the Great Smoky Mountains is the United States' most visited national park. Its third-highest peak, Mount LeConte, is a big attraction ...