These roads are now open after the season's first snow event in the Smokies. The popular national park begins to recover from ...

All the visitors centers in the national park have reopened by now, but some other areas are still off limits.

A black bear was found dead near a platter of pancakes on a highway bordering the Great Smoky Mountains, rescuers said. According to an Oct. 2 Facebook post by the Appalachian Bear Rescue ...

Korrin Bishop One of the few national parks that does not charge an admission fee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... place to spot deer and black bears. Start your trip at the Sugarlands ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Many areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed and park officials are strongly urging visitors to reschedule their trips with several inches of rain ...

As days grow shorter in the Great Smoky Mountains, the colorful landscape ... is an expansion of the “glamping” (glamorous camping) program that DLiA has organized each spring for the last ...

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park back to its Cherokee name. The Eastern Band of Cherokee ...

CHEROKEE - Despite the destruction wrought by Tropical Storm Helene in parts of Western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open with limited closures.

Parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park have experienced “substantial damage,” particularly on the North Carolina side of the park. Many facilities, roads, trails and campgrounds are now ...

All visitors centers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have reopened, the park announced in an Oct. 4 Facebook post, but some roads, campgrounds, trails and areas of the park are still closed ...