Mt. LeConte Lodge is a fairly hard-to-reach and hard-to-book getaway. The lodge and peak are only accessible by one of six trails: Alum Cave Trail, Boulevard Trail, Bullhead Trail, Rainbow Falls Trail ...

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

For the first time in nearly three years, the trail to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... Chimney Tops, Alum Cave, Rainbow Falls, Trillium Gap and Abrams Falls trails — and now, on ...

For the first time in nearly three years, the trail to Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s tallest ... Chimney Tops, Alum Cave, Rainbow Falls, Trillium Gap and Abrams Falls trails — and now, on ...

You can also have a national-park experience for free another way, by visiting one of the 20 national parks that don’t charge an entrance fee ever. Come and go as you please without dropping a dime.

A hiker explores the Roaring Fork River and Grotto Falls on the Trillium Gap Trail through the old growth hemlock forest and lush foliage on the steep hillsides of the Great Smoky Mountains National ...