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

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

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

Cades Cove Loop will close from the morning of Jan. 20 through noon on Jan. 24 and will reopen over the weekend, weather ...

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

If you've found your way to Townsend, nestled on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains, you're already privy to ...

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

National Park Service will remove hazard trees in Cades Cove in Tennessee beginning Jan. 20. Cades Cove Loop Road will be ...

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 ...

Parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed because of damage after Hurricane Helene, and remain closed, possibly keeping away some visitors. Preliminary data shows 12,055,376 visits to the ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Some enter the park one way and leave another, only to return later on the same day, making it somewhat difficult to ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of ... of 2025 moved across the Smokies and East Tennessee earlier this month.