Long before Hurricane Helene hit the Smokies, the National Park Service already knew the visitation count for 2024 would be ...

The country’s most-visited national park had its lowest number of visits since 2018. The drop can't be attributed entirely to ...

The National Park Service will close one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park next month as part of a more than year-long improvement effort. Starting Jan. 6 ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 ...

To fill his quiet evening hours, Kephart wrote a book, Camping and Woodcraft ... minded people proposed that the Smoky Mountains be made into a national park to protect the 100,000 acres of ...

Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park. Scenic, roughly 30-mi ...

During peak season, the popular national park has 10 to 12 "Volunteers in Park" on its roster for every one National Park ...

U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg and Cherokee, North Carolina, is closed due to snow and ice, along with several other roads within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Sugarlands ...

Some of that snow was already on the ground when an arctic air brought record-setting cold to the mountains along the ...

Cades Cove will close for at least five days beginning Jan. 20, according to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The popular Cades Cove Loop Road will close from the morning of Jan. 20 until noon Jan ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park ...