Despite Saturday’s campfire ban, people in Great Smoky Mountains National Park picnic areas can still used cook stoves with ...

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

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

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.

McManus also recommends exploring Wicklow Mountains National Park, the largest of Ireland’s six national parks. Hikers and walkers have their choice of paths throughout this stunning region.

A retired park ranger makes toys and keepsakes that he donates for sale at park stores. His work has raised thousands of ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is filled with adventures just waiting to be had, and I contest that springtime is the best season to immerse yourself into the vast wilderness of my favorite ...

Blue Ridge Parkway (16.73 million)3. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (12.19 million)4. Gateway National Recreation Area (8.92 million)5. Lincoln Memorial (8.47 million)6. Gulf Islands National ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was prompted to issue an advisory after a banned item was found on the floor of the forest. A park ranger is seen in an image posted online by the park ...

And it did. Even when the Great Depression hit, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a single month attracted 40,000 visitors from 40 states. The Knoxville News Sentinelhas kept us informed ...

If you go strictly by the visitor data, that would be Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park, which stretches across parts of Tennessee and North Carolina, logged more than 12 million ...

Attendance jumped almost 15% from 2023’s visitor tally of 14.95 million. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles North Carolina and Tennessee, brought in the most visitors among the ...