Great Smoky Mountains National Park is, without a doubt, North Carolina’s most popular national park. With its beautiful mountains, great biodiversity, and rich natural history, it is not surprising ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers dozens of waterfall hikes, from easy walks to challenging treks. Here are 10 ...

Roaring Fork stream on the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in Great Smokey Mountains National Park in Tennessee, USA - Jim Schwabel/Shutterstock Protecting an ancient and ecologically diverse ...

The most popular trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing and won’t reopen until mid-2026, according to the National Park Service. Laurel Falls Trail attracts as many as 375,000 people ...

A new marker now officially designates the western starting point of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail at Kuwohi. The marker was designed by Knoxville artist Preston Farabow and sculpted from 700 pounds of ...

Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday that North Carolina and Tennessee have agreed to pick up the $380,000 tab to open Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the rest of this week - the height of ...

With a population of around 1,500, Bryson City certainly qualifies as a small town, but—like many places in western North Carolina—it punches above its weight in terms of charm and access to the great ...

An invasive East Asia spider has been found in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service. National Park Service photo An invasive spider with a ...

A busy highway in the North Carolina and Tennessee mountains that closed on Saturday due to a mudslide has reopened, National Park Service rangers said. U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky ...

In 2025, the mule team removed 997 trees, packed 57,800 pounds, and worked nearly 687 hours in areas where motorized vehicles ...