When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

Individuals and groups of eight people or fewer may access the Whiteoak Sink area from Tuesday, April 1 through Sunday, May 4 ...

Once when they physically pass away, and once when their name is never said again.” Back at the Burton Ogle Cemetery, a ...

A parkwide fire ban has been issued for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to dry conditions and low relative ...

During the ban, the only burning and cooking allowed is with cookstoves with gas containers and gas grills with on/off ...

Spring in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park offers a rare and welcoming combination of fewer people, cheaper lodging ...

Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal ...

Conservation groups say the closures could be because of recent federal budget cuts to the National Park Service.

On a recent trip to Tennessee, I lost count of how many people told me the same strange and unusual thing about Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you stacked up all of the park’s salamanders ...

McManus also recommends exploring Wicklow Mountains National Park, the largest of Ireland’s six national parks. Hikers and walkers have their choice of paths throughout this stunning region.