Planning an trip into the Great Smoky Mountains? These gateway towns offer thrills, frills, and stunning views - just a short ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — People can still mostly enjoy a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, according to a post the park made on social media. It said programs on ...

Full of artsy boutiques, craft breweries, and funky music venues, this bohemian city is also stone's throw from the best ...

While other national parks are closed as the government shutdown drags on, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open - at ...

An agreement between a group of stakeholders and the federal government will keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — A long-awaited natural spectacle is unfolding in western North Carolina and along the Tennessee border. Brood XIV cicadas emerged from the ground after 17 years of ...

Businesses in North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains region are losing thousands of dollars in the wake of Hurricane Helene as tourists avoid the state or cancel plans to visit. A new NBC report ...

YOU THINK YOU HAVE BEEN A VICTIM. TOURISM OFFICIALS IN THE SMOKIES WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IS NOT CLOSED AND RIGHT NOW, MANY BUSINESSES NEED YOUR BUSINESS TO SURVIVE.

Some services will be limited during the government shutdown, the National Park Service says. But NC tourism officials urge people to visit Western North Carolina, which is a year into its recovery ...

Blue Ridge Parkway stretches for 469 miles, according to the National Park Service, and connects Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. There ...

Great Smoky Mountains park rangers responded to an Oct. 13 incident Roaring Fork Road Motor Nature Trail involving a semi-truck which got stuck overnight, officials say. NPS photo The narrow, winding ...

Fields in the Cataloochie area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been closed to tourist during elk breeding season, the park says. NPS / Victoria Stauffenberg Hungry bears are typically a ...