The country’s most-visited national park had its lowest number of visits since 2018. The drop can't be attributed entirely to ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National ... to the country’s most visited national park abruptly dropped last ...

In a two-year research project starting this summer, Great Smoky Mountains National ... worst of the hurricane’s fury, still hosts some robust hellbender populations. Given the damage Helene ...

Due to a looming widespread federal government funding freeze, the National Park Service said it had to lay off over 2,000 ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains ... visited national park abruptly dropped last year by more than 1 million compared to 2023. That 9% decrease was expected way before Hurricane ...

The country’s most visited national park got a little less popular in 2024. Just over 12 million people visited the Smokies during 2024, according to preliminary attendance data from the ...