This is what steered me to the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains in Townsend ... I even learned of a nearby trout stream named Abrams’ Creek. I met Dan DisStefano, a Massachusetts trooper ...

Brood XIV cicadas emerged from the ground after 17 years of dormancy. Great Smoky Mountains Park rangers said the soil has finally reached the ideal 64°F, with daytime temperatures rising into ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park might be overrun, but that’s only because it’s wildly awesome. Here’s why a trip to GSMNP should still be on your bucket list.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park selects concessioner for LeConte Lodge by: Matt Hollingsworth. Posted: Apr 22, 2025 / 02:57 PM EDT. Updated: Apr 22, 2025 / 10:22 PM EDT.

In the East, meanwhile, biologists at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have begun poisoning some creeks to rid them of rainbow trout, imported from California in the 1930s and thriving in ...

This is how I feel about a Raleigh to the Great Smoky Mountains road trip. Yes, the Smokies are one of the USA’s most famous and most visited national parks and well worth visiting, it’s a 4.5 – 5.5 ...

Map of this 2-day itinerary for the Great Smoky Mountains The following map shows the route we took on this 2-day itinerary, with each attraction plotted out. NOTE – Google maps keeps rerouting around ...

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 ...

On the other, it’s a rugged expanse of wilderness packed with steep cliffs, remote hollers, and wild trout ... Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Map ...

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A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton, 73, was ...