Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which ranked third in visitation in 2024, is heading into the high season with a ...

If you’re looking to trade high-rise views for mountain peaks, then a weekend getaway to the Great Smoky Mountains from Raleigh should be on the cards! The Smokies are a peak destination to visit ...

The synchronous fireflies are always a popular spectacle. But with cuts at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, can you enter the lottery to see them?

My wife and I took a romantic retreat to one of the best mirror cabins in Tennessee at Stellara, a dreamy star-themed getaway ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — As several areas across East Tennessee place restrictions on outdoor burning, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has issued a parkwide fire ban. The National Park ...

Every year, hundreds of people give their time to remove thousands of pounds of garbage from the park and its gateway communities.

Despite some program disruptions at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the synchronous fireflies will arrive right on time. The Smokies will, once again, host an opportunity for lucky lottery ...

TOWNSEND (WATE) — Saturday afternoon, protests transpired at the Townsend entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, marking the second time demonstrators rallied in support of park ...

The National Park Service issued an advisory against bringing confetti into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a social media post showing a park ranger picking up the tiny, colorful ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual viewing opportunity for synchronous fireflies in June despite some operational changes. Vehicle lottery and peak view dates are expected to ...

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...