Rainfall from Hurricane Helene caused the Doe River to flood, significantly affecting not only the infrastructure at Roan ...

significantly affecting not only the infrastructure at Roan Mountain State Park but also numerous animal species and their habitats. Marcianne O’Day, a park ranger at Roan Mountain State Park ...

Helene brought two kinds of impacts to the region. The first was flooding which has been covered extensively, but the other half of the story is the wind damage. Roan Mountain is no stranger to ...

There are plenty of state parks in North Carolina convenient to our biggest cities. But for those up for a little bit of a drive, the small town state parks ...

Since the storm, residents have spent time cleaning debris on Roan Mountain State Park, along with helping homeowners like Don Hill. “I'm just so thankful these guys came out. They've done such ...

At Roan Mountain we house, care for, and educate the public on a variety of native animals. We work under an educational permit from TWRA. Currently, we care for three birds of prey and several snakes ...

The Appalachian Ranger District includes forest land along the North Carolina and Tennessee border, stretching from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Roan Mountain in Avery County.