The National Park Service said the assault happened Dec. 22 in the Deep Creek, NC, area of the Great Smoky Mountains National ...

Just four rangers bear the responsibility of patrolling 850 miles of hiking trails and monitoring more than 100 backcountry ...

Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Jan. 7 ...

The annual elk breeding season, known as the rut, is underway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The rut can be exciting to witness, but it can also be dangerous, as elk are especially ...

After a landslide closed part of U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road, the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration is working to award a contract for emergency repairs on the only road ...

For those who love the outdoors, the American Southeast is full of wonderful scenery and natural beauty. That said, one of the best spots is also America's most-visited national park — the Great Smoky ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order July 3 increasing national park entry fees for international visitors. The executive order revoked an Obama-era memorandum promoting diversity and ...

Is Cades Cove open now? What about Sugarlands Visitor Center? Do you need a parking tag to visit the country’s most-visited national park? Visitors have lots of questions surrounding Great Smoky ...

The Gatlinburg Bypass in Great Smoky Mountains National Park reopened Sept. 30 after a significant landslide covered the scenic road in debris, temporarily closing the roadway over the weekend. The ...

A federal government shutdown will close facilities in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Roads and trails will likely stay open, but services like restrooms and trash pickup will stop. Most ...

A former park ranger has been searching for decades for an original copy of a historic WPA poster for Great Smoky Mountains ...