Due to a looming widespread federal government funding freeze, the National Park Service said it had to lay off over 2,000 ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Some enter the park one way and leave another, only to return later on the same day, making it somewhat difficult to ...

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

Robbinsville is a friendly town set in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, providing the ideal background for outdoor ...

Known as the Smoky Mountains' outdoor capital ... riders can enjoy hot chocolate while the iconic soundtrack plays in the background, but no fret if you can't make it for the holidays; no matter ...

President Trump's hiring freeze forced national parks to rescind more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent positions.

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

A missing 73-year-old hiker from North Carolina was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, park officials said. Ann Houghton was found on Sunday about a quarter mile ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park often ...