Nearly half of the 22,893 species documented in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are insects. Shortly after becoming the park entomologist in the late 1990s, Becky Nichols got the chance to witness ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded over 11.5 million visits in 2025, according to official National Park Service data. Though that’s a 5.4% decrease from 2024, the Smokies remain America’s ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has up to 150 rescue missions a year. Here's how to avoid getting lost on a hike - and ...
A flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard rescued a Great Smoky Mountains National Park hiker "suffering from ...
The country’s most-visited national park has a familiar face permanently taking over the superintendent position.