This story has been updated to include information about additional roads being closed and roads reopening. Major ...

If you’re heading to the surrounding park area, here’s where to stay—from secluded cabins and riverside retreats, to a ...

Funding cuts at the national level will have a direct impact on the Great Smoky Mountains, said Jeff Hunter with the National Parks Conservation Association.

GATLINBURG, Tennessee — A hiker who was initially reported missing was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Feb. 2, according to the National Park Service. The hiker has been ...

The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the ...

Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt trails, unclean bathrooms and fewer park rangers. The National Park Service was ...

The best way to get around Great Smoky Mountains ... on all park trails, except the Gatlinburg Trail, the Oconaluftee River Trail and the lower Deep Creek Trail. On the Tennessee side, the nearest ...

A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend ... Aug. 17 on Foothills Parkway, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the ...

GATLINBURG, TN (WSPA) – A hiker, who was reported missing, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service. The hiker, identified as 73-year-old ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park say they offer their condolences to her family and friends.” GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Great Smokey National Park launched a search operation for ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which sprawls across a half-million acres of rugged, forested terrain in Western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, is one of the most-visited national ...