Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt ...

Visitors and students planning to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the coming months may face unprecedented ...

Two hikers recently have been found dead in national parks in Tennessee and Utah. On Sunday, the body of Cesar Herrera-Ruiz, ...

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Another easy spot to view wildflowers is along the Cove Hardwood Nature Trail during spring. This walking path is less than a ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Ann Houghton, 73, was reported missing on Feb. 1 after she failed to return home from her hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Jan. 28-29. A search mission was launched for Houghton ...

The sheriff's office received a report of possible fall of a hiker at 7:06 ... acting superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, said. "She was a dedicated volunteer and avid hiker ...

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 ...