Holly Kays is the lead writer for the 29,000-member Smokies Life, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the scientific, historical, and interpretive activities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate ...

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so take the early mornings to your advantage to enjoy a more serene hike. Most visitors arrive between 10 and 11 a ...

Are you struggling to choose between Acadia National Park vs. Great Smoky Mountains National Park? We can help! We’ve spent quite a bit of time in both of these national parks, so we can help you ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, the National Park Service announced. Ann Houghton was found dead on Sunday after being ...

Missing Great Smoky Mountains National Park volunteer Ann Houghton went missing on Saturday, Feb. 1. Her body was discovered the next day off the Enloe Creek Trail.

A spokesperson for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said a total of five campgrounds are anticipated to reopen in May. On May 19, the Abrams Creek, Big Creek, Cosby and Look Rock ...

On June 19, you can visit the Great Smoky Mountains without paying for a parking pass. Here's why. Impact Plastics owner, managers won't face charges after 6 workers die in Helene flooding.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was prompted to issue an advisory after a banned item was found on the floor of the forest. A park ranger is seen in an image posted online by the park ...