Despite major damages to waterways caused by Helene, these Western NC locations were voted among 2025's best by USA TODAY readers.

An excavator scooped silt out of the lake, the drone of equipment mixing with pattering rain. When Tropical Storm Helene ravaged areas of Western North Carolina ... Rumbling Bald golf courses and ...

An excavator scooped silt out of the lake, the drone of equipment mixing with pattering rain. When Tropical Storm Helene ravaged areas of Western North Carolina ... Rumbling Bald golf courses and ...

These include Dittmer-Watts Nature Trails, Lake Lure Green Space, Pool Creek Picnic Park, Youngs Mountain, and Rumbling Bald Golf Courses. “Most hotels, lodges, bed & breakfasts, and restaurants ...

MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER HALLOWEEN, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ... for Rumbling Bald Resort, said. He recommended checking in with places individually to make sure they're open to guests.As Lake ...

The National Weather Service issued a warning on September 27, for North Carolina residents near the Lake Lure Dam, which is located about 30 miles away from Asheville. The alert came amid the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Damage from Hurricane Helene has left many western North Carolina communities devastated. Lake Lure, North Carolina is among the most decimated towns across the state.

LAKE LURE, N.C. - Residents of the picturesque Rumbling Bald area, nestled along Lake ... up to 2 feet of rain and the worst flooding North Carolina has seen in a century, the AP reported.