More campgrounds to open in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sept. 3

More campgrounds and picnic areas are set to reopen in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sept. 3, park officials said in a news release. Campgrounds include Abrams Creek, Balsam Mountain, Big Creek, Cataloochee and Cosby as well as the Big Creek, Cataloochee, Round Bottom, and Tow String horse camps. Heintooga and Look Rock picnic areas will re-open as will Little Greenbrier Road. All group campgrounds will remain closed.

Campsites at Abrams Creek, Balsam Mountain, Big Creek, Cataloochee, Cosby, Deep Creek, Anthony Creek, Round Bottom and Tow String must be reserved online.

Access sites on West Virginia’s Elk River to be improved

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is upgrading public access sites along the Elk River in Kanawha County and adding several new locations near Charleston where anglers and kayakers can put in boats, the