The Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open and one of the most popular hikes in the park. However, like Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains, it is also forever changed by ...

When the Chimney Tops 2 fire tore through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in November 2016, it forced a 10-month closure of one of the park's most popular hiking trails. The fire was ...

It’s been over four years since the human-caused Chimney Tops 2 fire burned across an 11,000-acre area in the park. The... Posted by Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Wednesday, June 23 ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The man who park rangers were searching for after he was last seen near the Chimney Tops Overlook area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been found safe ...

Authorities closed several trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday due to a wildfire burning near the ...

Chimney Tops is ... the perfect photo of the mountain's famous pinnacle. The 3.5-mile out-and-back hike is a short but very steep and strenuous climb to reach the top, with more than 650 stone ...

Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have a new warning for hikers on the Chimney Tops trail who may be ignoring posted signs about the dangers along the trail that burned in the ...

Chimney Tops in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the starting point of a wildfire on Nov. 23 that eventually became the blaze that raced through 17,000 acres, damaging or destroying ...

The cause of the fire near the summit on Chimney Tops appears to be human caused, according to the park. The park is asking for assistance from the public to gather information. “If you or ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has released photos showing the extent of growth in the Chimney Tops area following the 2016 wildfire that burned most of the ...

The Great Smoky Mountains is ... Pack some food and take a meal break at Chimney Tops Picnic Area. A striking mountain stream flows through the site. Before or after your picnic consider stopping ...