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.

Encompassing some 33,000 acres stretching 20 miles along the banks of the Cuyahoga River, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park ...

Bears are most active in the spring and summer, meaning you're most likely to encounter a bear in Gatlinburg between April ...

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 ...

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.

America's national park sites saw a record number of visitors last year. Great Smoky Mountains, Zion and Grand Canyon ...

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

You know that old saying – it’s not about the destination but the journey itself? This is how I feel about a Raleigh to the ...

As spring arrives and cars begin to fill the 469-mile parkway that spans the Blue Ridge Mountains from Shenandoah National ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway maintained high visitation ... The parkway's busiest months tend to be during the summer and fall, particularly when the leaves are ...

Sometimes, the heat of the summer will keep the bears hidden in darker and ... and enjoy it all with fewer people. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is filled with adventures just waiting to be ...

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 ...