“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 ...

Lynn Faust pointed to a spot in the forest bordering a quiet section of the Little River Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Peering into the woods, I watched as a quick set of flashes ...

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 ...

The popular national park area will close for several days in January while crews remove hazardous trees and brush.

Much of the trail passes through old-growth hardwood forest, where beautiful rosebay rhododendron blooms in summer. Recent visitors loved Arch Rock and Alum Cave, with several travelers noting ...

Located along the Trillium Gap Trail – off the Roaring Fork ... environment through the old-growth hemlock forest and by the falls, although park officials caution that swimming or climbing ...

Newfound Gap Road has reopened but multiple other roads within the national park are still closed after last week’s snowstorm dropped up to 6 inches.

The park encourages the public to bring historic photos of old homesites, hand drawn maps or other documents that will help the park identify these locations. Several additional volunteers who are ...

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

With more than 60 national parks ... Places to See the Northern Lights in the U.S. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Just Revamped an 8-mile Trail That Leads to Its Tallest Waterfall 20 Best ...