Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains the most visited national park despite a 5.4% decrease in visits in 2025. Reduced ...

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Smokies) is probably on top of anyone’s list whenever they’re thinking about a nature trip, going on a hike, or climbing the mountains. Well, at least it was ...

Discover Ed’s Mill, a historic Smoky Mountain cabin with a private waterfall, forest views, and easy access to Gatlinburg, ...

The magic of the Great Smoky Mountains is something every Southerner must experience at least once. And like with other Southern stalwarts (think sweet tea and fried chicken), where a taste ...

Many parents see road trips as long drives between destinations, but a family drive can be much more than that. It becomes a ...

COSBY, Tenn. — One unseasonably warm day in November, the path of spiritual enlightenment lay in following a two-toed camelid named after the Dalai Lama up a ridge in the foothills of the Smoky ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to over 66 mammals, 240 species of birds, 80 reptiles and amphibians, an ...

On a piece of rocky ground at the base of a steep bank along the mist-shrouded Little River, oil painter Olena Babak sets up her easel. It’s late in the day to be starting a new piece - less than ...

What better way to spend a summer day than reconnecting with nature? In honor of Juneteenth, the National Park Service is waiving all entrance and parking fees for visitors to its parks on June 19. At ...

If you're planning to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park today, be prepared to bundle up and plan ahead. The park's gateway towns have thrived this fall despite the government shutdown, as ...