What people driving through the country’s most-visited national park amid the shutdown need to know about roads, trails and ...

Growing up, Blount County native Carly Pearson considered time outdoors a way of life. When she wasn’t exploring the stunningly diverse landscape of nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park, she was ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is changing its backcountry reservation and permitting process. Beginning early next year, the park will collect a $4 per person per ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — For visitors to the Smokies who stay a while, there will be park-related purchases to make starting next year. Back in August, park officials announced the “Park It Forward” ...

Here in the backcountry there are only 27 campsites, compared with the 200 sites that can be found at other Great Smokies campgrounds. We were surprised to see that a few RVs had braved the road, but ...

Greenbrier Road at U.S. 31 and access into the Greenbrier area and all its trails and campsites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed for more than a month beginning Feb. 13. Park ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountain National Park and its partners have announced the expansion of adaptive ranger-led programs in 2024. The ranger-led programs are designed for visitors ...

Growing up, Blount County native Carly Pearson considered time outdoors a way of life. When she wasn’t exploring the stunningly diverse landscape of nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park, she was ...