Thousands of people will be in Townsend to celebrate all things Scottish, Irish and Celtic this weekend! The Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival is back at the Townsend Visitor Center Saturday and Sunday ...

For a slice of Volunteer State magic just a short drive from Nashville, head to this fabulous Tennessee state park and take a ...

From hikes to viewpoints, these 10 beautiful places in the Great Smoky Mountains will have you reaching for your camera time ...

Wildfires raging in East Tennessee forced emergency ... along Old Cades Cove Road in Townsend around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning due to the wildfire at Rich Mountain Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. — Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have a new place they can go to rest and learn more about the area's nature, animals and history. The Great Smoky Mountains ...

America’s most visited national park, Great Smoky Mountains, saw more visitors ... A third option is a park entrance near Townsend, Tennessee. “It really only takes you into our Cades ...

By Emily Schmall Roads and campgrounds in Great Smoky Mountains ... through eastern Tennessee, park administrators said. Firefighters in the small mountain hamlet of Townsend began voluntary ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. — Months after its official opening, Blount County leaders and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrated the Great Smokies Welcome Center. The welcome center is run by ...

Nathan Waters with the Tennessee Division of Forestry said Monday afternoon that they are responding to reports of a fire on Rich Mountain Gap near Townsend. A Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to 31 ... one of the state's more than 10,000 known cave systems, in Townsend, Tennessee. The cave is often referred to as "the greatest site under ...

It’s wildflower season in the Great Smoky Mountains, and beneath the long morning shadows at Chestnut Tops Trail near ...