Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — One hundred years of hiking, education, volunteering and conservation in the Great Smoky Mountains started on an October day in 1924. Twenty hikers from the ...

I was fortunate enough to join my family this year for the holidays in Tennessee. Destination: the Great Smoky Mountains! We stayed in a beautiful cabin near the national park entrance. Of course, ...

A high-elevation viewpoint near Hendersonville delivers four-state mountain scenery, interesting history, and tranquil ...

With Memorial Day just around the corner, many Americans are gearing up to start planning their summer travel soon, and for many, visiting a national park is on their bucket list. It's no secret that ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — A popular hiking trail is back open to the public, taking hikers through the park and into the Great Smoky Mountains seven days a week. The Ramsey Cascades Trail was only open ...

Visitors have questions about the country’s most-visited national park amid the government shutdown. Here’s what’s open and ...

Hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have one less trail to reach Mount LeConte most weekdays. Bullhead Trail in the park will close Monday through Thursday each week, excluding federal ...

Park visitors wanting to get a taste of the Appalachian Trail can hop on the famous footpath at Newfound Gap for an 8-mile round-trip hike to Charlies Bunion. This scenic rock formation was exposed in ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — In this week’s Smoky Mountain Minute, the national park’s Backcountry Management Specialist spoke with WATE 6 On Your Side News about National Trails Day 2023. Christine ...