COLD MOUNTAIN GAP - Even the wintertime woods are alive in the remote reaches of Panthertown Valley. There are the mosses and lichens at first unnoticed. But once you meet them, the floppy-haired ...

Located just under two hours away from one of North Carolina's most iconic attractions, Panthertown Valley welcomes over ...

Celebrating 20 years of conservation, Mainspring Conservation Trust is hosting 20 events in 2017, including a hike in Panthertown Valley on Thursday, May 18 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. that is ...

Expedition guide Burt Kornegay has been leading trips into the wild since the early 1970s and spends more than 100 nights annually sleeping under the stars. His Cullowhee-based company, Slickrock E… ...

Panthertown Valley in Jackson County set to receive an important parcel for new entrance, ... A hiking gem: Prowling through Panthertown Valley. The parcel is a prime piece of real estate.

Still, Panthertown Valley's nickname is not "Great Smoky Mountains of the East; ... Hiking along any of these trails will take you past magical old-growth forests, rocky domes, ...

After a successful fundraising effort by two local nonprofits, a protected view and better access to Panthertown Valley are one step closer to reality following a land transaction on Friday, April 21.

It's taken me 20-plus years of living in North Carolina to finally get to the Cashiers/Highlands area of the state. Some five weeks since visiting there for the first time, I'm ready to go back ...

In 1987 and 1988, then-congressman Clarke led the effort to obtain funding for the U.S. Forest Service to purchase Panthertown. The area has been called the Yosemite of the East due to its granite ...