Elk River Falls, a popular recreation area in Avery County, Pisgah National Forest, reopened after another long closure to ...

Pisgah National Forest rangers temporarily closed access to a popular and dangerous Avery County waterfall and hiking trail to clear Tropical Storm Helene damage. The Elk River Falls Area closed on ...

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. The United ...

Officials with the Pisgah National Forest are asking visitors to avoid Elk River Falls as divers effort to recover the body of a man who drowned in the pool at the base of the falls. The popular ...

ELK PARK, N.C. — Officials said a man drowned Sunday night while swimming at the Elk River Falls. We first updated WSOCTV news app users with a notification just after 9 a.m. Monday that the second ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. -- Sheriff's Deputies say the body of a young man was recovered from Elk River Falls on Wednesday afternoon. Officials believe it is Thomas McCardle Jr. The Avery County Sheriff's ...