Despite Saturday’s campfire ban, people in Great Smoky Mountains National Park picnic areas can still used cook stoves with ...

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

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

"Celebrations in the park can be fun, but please leave the confetti at home!" The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Service ...

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

Twelve Great Smoky Mountains National Park employees have reportedly been fired amid federal layoffs. More National Park Service firings are expected and could affect positions providing visitor ...

including Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service. Park rangers, both civilian and law enforcement, cover wide swaths of land while they are working, often by ...

Some of the items in stores at visitor centers have an extra connection to the park: they're the work of current or retired rangers and volunteers.

National parks saw a record-breaking 331.8 million visitors in the last year, a 2% increase from the previous year. Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains the most visited national park, while ...

The National Park Service issued an advisory against bringing confetti into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a social media post showing a park ranger picking up the tiny, colorful ...

Twelve Great Smoky Mountains National Park employees have reportedly been fired amid federal layoffs. More National Park Service firings are expected and could affect positions providing visitor ...