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

Ann Houghton was found dead Feb. 2, on one of her many explorations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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 ...

Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...

She had planned to hike in the park Jan ... Ridge and Enloe Creek trails. Houghton, who lived in Jackson County, had volunteered in the Great Smokies for more than 20 years. In 2022, the news release ...

Major roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed for snow and ice in the Smokies and across East Tennessee as of Feb. 20. U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road Foothills Parkway West Upper ...

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 ...

For more information, visit the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community website. The "Classic" National Park Tour (153 reviews) ...