Mount Mitchell State Park is a great alternative. This protected area is home to the highest peak in North Carolina, meaning ...

The biggest of the elk roaming Great Smoky Mountains National Park can weigh up to 900 pounds, yet they're masters at hiding ...

The National Park Service has reopened part of US 441/Newfound Gap Road in the Smokies after a landslide on Aug. 1 completely ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed on the Tennessee side ...

There have been more than 150 crashes this year. Rangers will be stationed throughout the park to slow drivers down.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the mountain ridges of Tennessee and North Carolina, drawing visitors from ...

The Great Smoky Mountains is, by far, the most popular national park. In 2015 it welcomed about 11 million visitors, nearly twice as many as second-ranked Grand Canyon.

The Great Smoky Mountains were voted most popular place to visit during National Park Week in a recent Gunther Volvo Coconut Creek poll. The auto business surveyed 3,004 people to determine which ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been named the best national park in the United States in a recent study shared by online publication Travel Lens.

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 ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will require visitors who park for more than 15 minutes to get a parking tag, according to a Jan. 17 news release from the park.

Here's Explore Worldwide's full list of the 15 most trending national parks for 2024, their locations, and the percent increase of interest based on yearly Google searches: Great Smoky Mountains ...