Experience The Highlands
Given its close proximity to major metropolitan areas in the northeast, The Highlands provides important opportunities for millions of residents and visitors to experience nature and the outdoors a short distance from their homes.
The Highlands is a destination for outdoor recreation enthusiasts from hikers and climbers to fishers, hunters, paddlers, and mountain bikers. The iconic Appalachian Trail, which spans from Georgia to Maine and intersects with the Highlands region, is traversed by thousands of hikers every year.