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.

I’ve spent the last two decades exploring Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and have become utterly ... from the day’s adventure. While camping inside GSMNP is great, sometimes you need ...

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 ...

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

Korrin Bishop One of the few national parks that does not charge an admission fee, Great Smoky Mountains ... campgrounds close during the winter. Of the four visitor centers located inside the ...

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The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains ... park is open daily year-round, some visitor centers, campgrounds and historic attractions close during the winter months. Data sourced from the ...

Even when the Great Depression hit, the Great Smoky Mountains National ... park staff. Skilled trail crew workers build and repair trails, often hiking far into the backcountry and camping overnight.