Dollywood helped make Pigeon Forge the tourism hub we know today. When the theme park was announced in 1985, the city looked ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A celebration of the area’s rich history and diversity is free this week in Pigeon Forge! The ...

The Great Smoky Mountains are one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States. Every year, over 12 million people visit the national park and its surrounding towns. Gatlinburg, Pigeon ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States.

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

Ann Houghton's itinerary revealed plans to hike in the park from Jan. 28 to Jan. 29, but she has yet to be seen, GSMNP says.

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.

The body of a 73-year-old missing hiker was found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to officials.

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Tenn. (WATE) — A hiker, who had been reported as missing, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday. Ann Houghton, 73, was reported ...

CENTER. WELL, A MISSING HIKER FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. RANGERS SAY THAT 73 YEAR OLD ANN HOLTON WAS REPORTED MISSING ON SATURDAY.

In its earliest years, Pigeon Forge was a small, unincorporated rural community. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park changed that. Then, Dollywood changed it again. Dollywood celebrates its ...