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

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.

KODAK, Tenn. (WVLT) - On a Saturday in early March, Nicole Godoy was spending the day with her family at Cades Cove. It’s a ...

Conservation groups say the closures could be because of recent federal budget cuts to the National Park Service.

On a recent trip to Tennessee, I lost count of how many people told me the same strange and unusual thing about Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you stacked up all of the park’s salamanders ...

WVLT News reached out to the Great Smoky Mountains National park multiple times but have not received a response back.

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.

This round-up of essential Tennessee mountain towns has a little something for every one, including theme parks, national ...

Initially, vehicle-free days were set to begin every Wednesday from May 7 to Sept. 24, as listed on the park's website.

Join me as I share the national pabest Smoky Mountain vacation ideas for every traveler based on my experience exploring the ...

If you’re looking to trade high-rise views for mountain peaks, then a weekend getaway to the Great Smoky Mountains from Raleigh should be on the cards. The Smokies are a peak destination to visit in ...