The 500-acre campus of the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) near Bryson City, North Carolina, is quiet in mid-February except for the rushing waters of the Nantahala River flowing through it. There are ...

It’s time to make memories. What do you want to do this summer? Rafting, ziplining, an easy riverside lunch? Odds are, you can find some version of your family’s outdoor wish list at one of Nantahala ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Western North Carolina has made appearances on summer-related USA TODAY 10Best readers choice awards yet again, earning spots on ...

Kids in kayaks on the Nantahala River learn valuable lessons about life, nature, and themselves. As a child, I spent most of my free time outside, gardening, building, or re-enacting the Civil War. I ...

The Whitewater Junior Olympics and the Junior Whitewater Canoeing World Championship are two big whitewater competitions coming soon to the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, North Carolina.

The community is invited to a birthday bash on June 28, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nantahala Outdoor Center’s operations on the Chattahoochee River. Nantahala Outdoor Center is one of the ...

Payson and Aurelia Kennedy, and Horace Holden Sr. were ahead of their time when they created the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) in 1972. The three like-minded friends shared a love for adventure and ...

The Nantahala River in the Nantahala Gorge reopened Sept. 4 to the public for all uses, including private and commercial rafting and kayaking and fishing. A technical team led by the U.S. Forest ...

The Real Deal: This guided paddling adventure includes kayaking on Lake Nantahala and Nantahala River; five nights at the Nantahala Outdoor Center Mountain Cabins; five breakfasts, four lunches, and ...

Before Jenni and Austin Foster tied the knot on Sept. 17, the duo hiked, paddled, biked and rafted all over the Nantahala River and the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina while wearing formal ...