Park visitors wanting to get a taste of the Appalachian Trail can hop on the famous footpath at Newfound Gap for an 8-mile ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Some enter the park one way and leave another, only ...

Foothills Parkway is one of the best scenic drives in the Smoky Mountains, providing panoramic views that are easy to access ...

Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt trails, unclean bathrooms and fewer park rangers. The National Park Service ...

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

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 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 ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park often ...

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 ...