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 ...

Gatlinburg, United States - January 01, 2025 View of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

The local chamber of commerce would later use his photos to promote the region ... the group called itself the Great Smoky Mountain Conservation Association. Soon, the mountains themselves ...

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

Cold temperatures are forecast to linger in East Tennessee throughout the week. Snow showers moved across the higher ...

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 ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Some enter the park one way and leave another, only to return later on the same day, making it somewhat difficult to ...

The park encourages the public to bring historic photos of old homesites, hand drawn maps or other documents that will help the park identify these locations. Several additional volunteers who are ...