Looking to get outdoors this summer? On June 19, you can visit the Great Smoky Mountains without paying for a parking pass. Here's why.

Memorial Day Weekend is expected to be among the busiest time of the year for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park lists Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26 as "Red ...

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

Birds, bees, bears, dragonflies, salamanders, hemlocks, fungi: scientific research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park addresses a wide swath of subjects. From Tennessee, North Carolina ...

As the most biodiverse park in the National Park System, Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers a unique launchpad for study of research.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, far and away the busiest U.S. national park with 12.1 million visitors, placed first ...

Tens of thousands of large bugs have descended on Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina, and tourists should brace themselves for the eerie sound, according to the National ...

And then, slowly, something incredible unfolds. A rhythm of pulsating light illuminates Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Smokies hold the distinction of being one of a few places in the ...

Getting to Great Smoky Mountains National Park on either the Tennessee or North Carolina sides is easy, and there are six ...

Brood XIV cicadas have emerged from the ground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and will greet visitors over the holiday weekend in large numbers, park officials said. NPS photo Tens of ...