After two days of driving, we settled into our lodgings nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains. The main house offered rooms, ...

George Masa and His Art,” is on display now through Aug. 15 at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center.

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are the cities that likely first come to mind when you think about the Great Smoky Mountains in ...

At Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park, which doesn't charge an entrance fee, that means visitors on June 19 will not have to buy parking passes that day, which are normally required to park for ...

Birds, bees, bears, dragonflies, salamanders, hemlocks, fungi: scientific research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park addresses a wide swath of subjects. From Tennessee, North Carolina, South ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so take the early mornings to your advantage to enjoy a more serene hike. Most visitors arrive between 10 and 11 a ...

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.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont May 29-June 5. How can I get in to see the synchronous fireflies in Great Smoky ...

Wade, who worked for three years in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1970s, said the employees who were fired worked in visitor centers and provided educational and ranger-led programs.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park did not receive the brunt of the storm, and most gateway towns saw minimal damage compared to other communities. But keep the storm and its lasting impacts in ...

Visitors could encounter unkempt trails, unclean bathrooms and fewer park rangers. Great Smoky Mountains National Park has relied on 200 permanent employees and 140 seasonal employees, according ...