On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year ... Barak shared a few tips and reminders for those planning leisure activities or intense ...

The country’s most-visited national park had its lowest number of visits since 2018. The drop can't be attributed entirely to ...

The Great Smoky Mountains are one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States. Every year, over 12 million people visit the national park and its surrounding towns. Gatlinburg, Pigeon ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

A missing 73-year-old hiker from North Carolina was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, park officials said. Ann Houghton was found on Sunday about a quarter mile ...

The National Park Service (NPS) announced in a press release that Great Smoky Mountains Park volunteer Amy Houghton, 73, was found dead on Feb. 2. Houghton disappeared between Jan. 28 and Jan. 29 ...

In a two-year research project starting this summer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will use a combination ... from the 2010s suggested that activities such as trampling, rock stacking ...

A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, the National Park Service announced. Ann Houghton was found dead on Sunday after being ...

A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton, 73, was ...