The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to ...

However, multiple Great Smoky Mountains National Park roads remain closed due to snow and ice. Newfound Gap, a major road through the Smokies, reopened just before 9 a.m. Jan. 16, the park announced.

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park ...

The popular national park area will close for several days in January while crews remove hazardous trees and brush.

Long before Hurricane Helene hit the Smokies, the National Park Service already knew the visitation count for 2024 would be ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is asking the public to come forward with historic documents that could help identify ...

After years of vacationing in the Smokies, Scott and Jayne Young had no trouble deciding where they wanted to retire. In 2016, they sold their lakeside home in Ohio and moved to Gatlinburg.

It is estimated that more than 2,400 former homesites can be found in the park. 70% of these homesites have been identified, but more remain.

Parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed because of damage after Hurricane Helene, and remain closed, possibly keeping away some visitors. Preliminary data shows 12,055,376 visits to the ...

During peak season, the popular national park has 10 to 12 "Volunteers in Park" on its roster for every one National Park ...