“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...