This gorgeous state park lets you drive to the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi, though you'll also find hiking trails and picnic sites with epic views.

The tallest mountain east of the Mississippi, Mount Mitchell (6,684 ft/2,037 m) is located in Mount Mitchell State Park, 25 mi/40 km northwest of Asheville. You can drive to the top, and the shor ...

YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. — On March 3, 1915, the General Assembly appropriated $20,000 to purchase Mount Mitchell. It would become the first of North Carolina’s state parks. At the time, the virgin-growth ...

Century-old Mount Mitchell State Park is getting ready to expand. State parks officials are working on a big land purchase, with the help of a national conservation group and private donors, that will ...

This is the fourth article in a series on state parks in Western North Carolina. The park system is celebrating its centennial. MOUNT MITCHELL - Jake Blood likes nothing more than a hard, calf-burning ...