From waterfalls to deep plunge pools, here the best natural pools for cooling off this summer in national parks.

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its ...

June 5 wrapped up an eight-night event which drew people from all over the world to see the mating display of a special ...

Some people hear that Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most-visited national park and think it’s a reason to stay away. The opposite is true. There’s a reason it’s so popular: This spectacular ...

And Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of those unique and rare ... creating a light show throughout the ...

And Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of those ... creating a light show throughout the forest. “One theory suggests that males flash in unison to elicit a call-and-response ...

Tens of thousands of large bugs have descended on Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North ... then deciduous tree roots,” Lake County Forest Preserves reports.

N.C. The 12,400-acre forest is about 90 minutes from Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Credit...Getty Images With 12,400 acres of rolling mountain landscapes and four major waterfalls ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual synchronous ... Rocky Fork State Park in Tennessee and Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in North Carolina are also alternative areas suggested ...

To everyone else, it’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... and like I was saying, the national parks, the forest service, are the people’s places,” said Zywicki.

The forest is lush and green ... North Carolina is still recovering from Hurricane Helene. While Great Smoky Mountains National Park was largely spared by the brunt of that storm, it’s possible ...

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Smokies ... The trail started off with a gentle incline, winding through a lush forest with towering trees and vibrant wildflowers. As I hiked further ...