“Laurel Falls Trail is a beloved feature of Great Smoky Mountains National Park,” acting park Superintendent ... will be closed from both the Little River Road and the junction of Little ...

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to ...

At the end of 2024, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 407 acres on the eastern edge of Great Smoky ...

This river cuts through the heart of Cherokee ... The edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is less than 10 minutes from Bryson City, though there isn’t a big visitors center here ...

However, multiple Great Smoky Mountains National Park roads remain closed due to snow and ice. Newfound Gap, a major road through the Smokies, reopened just before 9 a.m. Jan. 16, the park announced.

A winter storm brought several inches of snow in the Great Smoky Mountains. Drivers should be prepared for closures and ...

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 still remained. Among those joining the cause ...

Cades Cove will close for at least five days beginning Jan. 20, according to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The popular Cades Cove Loop Road will close from the morning of Jan. 20 until noon Jan ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced two closures on Friday. They said Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg and Cherokee, NC, and Foothills ...

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 ...