Initially, vehicle-free days were set to begin every Wednesday from May 7 to Sept. 24, as listed on the park's website.

Some of the items in stores at visitor centers have an extra connection to the park: they're the work of current or retired rangers and volunteers.

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 ...

I first fell in love with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a visit in the spring, and now that I live in TN, it is ...

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Most of the park’s COOP stations, four of five, are situated in Tennessee. Besides the first one near headquarters, sites include Mount Le Conte (established in 1987), Newfound Gap (1991), and Cades ...