“Laurel Falls Trail is a beloved feature of Great Smoky Mountains National Park,” acting park Superintendent ... hike through a mixed hardwood forest. The popular trail leads to an impressive ...

The Clingmans Dome trail takes you to the highest point in Tennessee, providing sweeping views of the Great Smoky Mountains ...

The Smokies are a beautiful place to explore in winter - but visitors should be prepared for snow, ice, high winds, bitter ...

Destination: the Great Smoky Mountains! We stayed in a beautiful cabin near the national park entrance ... and North Carolina. The park has over 800 miles of hiking trails. I got to hike three ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year ... closed due to Hurricane Helene damages. Laurel Falls Trail is closed for an 18-month rehabilitation project that began ...

Scenic, roughly 30-mile-long Newfound Gap – U.S. Route 441 – runs through the center of the park from the Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, over the mountains and into ...

Kephart and a few like-minded people proposed that the Smoky Mountains be made into a national park to protect the 100,000 acres of virgin forest that ... called itself the Great Smoky Mountain ...

National Park Service photo The most popular trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing and won’t reopen until mid-2026, according to the National Park Service. Laurel Falls Trail ...

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 ...

Parts of Great Smoky Mountains National ... popular park experienced “substantial damage” in late September due to Hurricane Helene. The North Carolina side of the park was hit the hardest, washing ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 ... Hikers are usually on the park’s trails on any given day, regardless of weather conditions.

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're looking for quick, less-crowded trails ... One of the few national parks that does not charge an admission fee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also ...