A parkwide fire ban has been issued for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to dry conditions and low relative ...

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.

During the ban, the only burning and cooking allowed is with cookstoves with gas containers and gas grills with on/off ...

More recently, visitors to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in North Carolina have been able ... items sell supports the mission of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “It’s a good way for ...

Due to continued dry conditions, winds, and high fire danger, the National Park Service is banning all campfires and charcoal ...

Fires inside America’s most visited national park have been banned until further notice, a Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson announced Thursday.

The Blue Ridge Parkway and Smoky Mountains National Park are among the seven deadliest national parks, according to a newly ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522,427 acres evenly split between Tennessee and North Carolina, the National Park ...

Park service officials said Monday the burn ban had been lifted and that visitors could now have campfires and use charcoal ...

A “high fire alert” prompted the National Park Service on Saturday, March 1, 2025, to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park ...