To everyone else, it’s Great Smoky Mountains National ... Francis argues park visitors will be dealing with poorer maintenance of park facilities, like bathrooms and trash collection, and ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park was one of four parks in the eastern ... team also wants to conduct more extensive simultaneous collection of fish and dragonfly larvae samples, producing ...

With 816 square miles spanning across North Carolina and Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the USA with 10.7 million people visiting in 2015.

Brood XIV cicadas have emerged from the ground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and will greet visitors over the holiday weekend in large numbers, park officials said. NPS photo Tens of ...

The synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park put on a dazzling light show every year. Peak viewing for the natural spectacle begins May 29 near Elkmont Campground.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the United States, is only 10 minutes away. Sevierville is quaint and outdoorsy without the crowds of nearby Gatlinburg. Take ...

Park — Campers planning to spend time in the Great Smoky Mountains will soon have more locations where they can stake their tents. A spokesperson for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said ...

In 2022, the festival moved to its current home at the Townsend Visitor’s Center, just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance.

North Carolina's biggest tourist attraction has been hit by federal layoffs, from closed campgrounds to fewer emergency responders. WRAL Investigates if DOGE cuts could ruin your family's vacation.

Death Valley National Park in California, Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina; Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis; Valley Forge National Historical Park ...

For the first time in Rocky Mountain National Park history, a wolf has been confirmed in its boundaries. The latest Colorado wolf activity map indicates a released wolf was in the park between ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Several roads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been closed because of high winds, according to the GSMNP. Due to a high wind advisory, US 441/Newfound ...