These scenic routes pair national parks, theme parks and historic sites with family-friendly campgrounds across the U.S.

The Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort has added a new lodge with 85 villas with stunning mountain views, bringing the resort's room count to nearly 1,400. Guests enjoy year-round amenities, including an ...

The country’s most-visited national park is getting a little bigger. A plan to expand Great Smoky Mountains National Park is in motion, involving land previously owned by 19th-century Cades Cove ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is beautiful, but it gets quite busy. You can beat the crowds by checking out this ...

Bears are active this time of year as they look for food and visitors should use “extreme caution.” Visitors were chased or ...

If you’ve ever visited the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you’ve probably been to Sevierville. You maybe just didn’t realize it. Sevierville — pronounced suh-VEER-vul — is the ...

A lottery for tickets to the 2026 synchronous firefly viewing event in the Great Smoky Mountains opens in mid-April. The park limits access to the Elkmont area to protect the fireflies during their ...

Forward Koa Peat announced he is declaring for the NBA Draft as expected Friday, the last day players can apply for early entry. In an Instagram post in which he thanked God, coaches, teammates and ...

Increased bear activity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has led to temporary trail and road closures. An aggressive bear recently caused the closure of Abrams Falls Trail, which has since ...

SEATTLE — Four campgrounds will fully close for the season, and others will have shortened seasons for public access, the Department of Natural Resources confirmed. The agency said it has identified ...

Rangers have temporarily closed a trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after several bear encounters, including one that chased hikers. According to the National Park Service, this past ...

A lottery for tickets to the 2026 synchronous firefly viewing event in the Great Smoky Mountains opens in mid-April. The park limits access to the Elkmont area to protect the fireflies during their ...