A parkwide fire ban has been issued for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to dry conditions and low relative ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which ranked third in visitation in 2024, is heading into the high season with a ...

Some of the items in stores at visitor centers have an extra connection to the park: they're the work of current or retired rangers and volunteers.

During the ban, the only burning and cooking allowed is with cookstoves with gas containers and gas grills with on/off ...

Join me as I share the national pabest Smoky Mountain vacation ideas for every traveler based on my experience exploring the ...

Conservation groups say the closures could be because of recent federal budget cuts to the National Park Service.

Discover the best approach to planning a trip to the most visited national park in the U.S. while enjoying everything it ...

You know that old saying – it’s not about the destination but the journey itself? This is how I feel about a Raleigh to the ...

Two protests were held in Knoxville against DOGE and Tesla. Another was held in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Bears are most active in the spring and summer, meaning you're most likely to encounter a bear in Gatlinburg between April ...

So if you're around Gatlinburg or elsewhere in East Tennessee while the weather ... it is illegal to feed any bear in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What to do if you see a black bear ...