Some people hear that Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most-visited national park and think it’s a reason to stay away. The ...

While most people assume the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited in the U.S., that title actually belongs to the Blue Ridge Parkway. In 2023, the scenic byway that winds through ...

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 ...

It was seven o’clock on a cool summer evening in East Tennessee as my mom and I grabbed extra layers and headlamps to make the short trek to Cliff Tops, an area known for extraordinary sunsets (if not ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park was one of ... science coordinator for the Smokies. “When we had the Chimney Tops 2 fire, we collected dragonflies downstream of areas that burned that ...

After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where ...

The lower falls of Linville Falls pour into the Linville Gorge as seen from the Chimney View overlook ... Back Country Camp 47 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park features a challenging ...

A strenuous 11-mile roundtrip hike brings you to the top of the iconic Mt ... Straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina border, Clingmans Dome is one of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s most ...

In just the past five years, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has ... “When we had the Chimney Tops 2 fire, we collected dragonflies downstream of areas that burned that year just to see ...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Jade Abderhalden went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double Thursday to lead the Monument Mountain softball team to an 11-4 win over Pittsfield. Abderhalden drove in four runs ...

Stop! Don't touch that plant! There are lots of gorgeous varieties of plants nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains for nature lovers to admire and enjoy. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is ...

He took photographs that helped convince philanthropists, politicians, and local community leaders that the Great Smoky Mountains were worth protecting. His work came to fruition just one year after ...