Long before Hurricane Helene hit the Smokies, the National Park Service already knew the visitation count for 2024 would be ...

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the country’s most popular national park sites. It offers postcard-perfect views and plentiful wildlife. In-person purchases can be made at a variety of ...

The Smokies are a beautiful place to explore in winter - but visitors should be prepared for snow, ice, high winds, bitter ...

The popular national park area will close for several days in January while crews remove hazardous trees and brush.

The country’s most-visited national park had its lowest number of visits since 2018. The drop can't be attributed entirely to closures after Helene.

The park encourages the public to bring historic photos of old homesites, hand drawn maps or other documents that will help the park identify these locations. Several additional volunteers who are ...

Ahead of the weekend's forecast winter weather, U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg, Tennessee and Cherokee, North Carolina, is closed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Iconic outdoor destinations like Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Grand Canyon are justifiably popular, but there are many lesser-known sites to discover, both in the U.S. and abroad.

Newfound Gap Road has reopened but multiple other roads within the national park are still closed after last week’s snowstorm dropped up to 6 inches.

The one-way, narrow road can be crowded in peak seasons (summer and mid-October ... Check out our Great Smoky Mountains National Park travel guide. Mountaintop Zipline 2-Hours Activity ...