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

It isn’t impossible to find lodging around our nation’s ... I’ve spent the last two decades exploring Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and have become utterly fascinated by its duality.

Navigation will be harder for hikers until National Park Service crews can assess and repair the trail, according to LeConte ...

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

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 ...

Every day at several locations around Great Smoky Mountains National Park, information about onsite environmental ... “Our ...

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.