The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which sprawls across a half-million acres of rugged, forested terrain in Western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, is one of the most-visited national ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States.

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to monitor their populations.

The Smokies are a beautiful place to explore in winter - but visitors should be prepared for snow, ice, high winds, bitter ...