 Western North Carolina is reaching new heights in the number of out of town visitors and they are not waiting for fall to arrive in many locations. July visits now rival October. Now that's the typical peak time for tourists in the mountains. Lisa Brandon with the National Park Service tells WLOS what we know about visitation during the summer months is that it certainly peaks and we know those numbers rival our visitation and traffic levels in October. North Carolina ranking 5th in domestic visits in 2023 in Western North Carolina. July is pulling in record travelers for sites such as the Blue Ridge