Like Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway is also free to enter and drive, easily accessible, and open year-round.It’s designed for scenic driving, with countless ...

She’s studied insects at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for around 20 years. Starting in March, the park service uses daily minimum and maximum temperatures to calculate when peak season ...

She’s studied insects at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for around 20 years. Starting in March, the park service uses daily minimum and maximum temperatures to calculate when peak season ...

She’s studied insects at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for around 20 years. Starting in March, the park service uses daily minimum and maximum temperatures to calculate when peak season ...

Birds, bees, bears, dragonflies, salamanders, hemlocks, fungi: scientific research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park addresses a wide swath of subjects. From Tennessee, North Carolina, South ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park synchronous firefly viewing opportunity is typically an eight-night event in late May or early June, according to the park's website.

And Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of those unique and rare synchronous species. Every summer, Photinus carolinus gather in the Elkmont area for a couple of weeks and put on a ...

Besides camping, wildlife viewing, hunting, OHV off-roading, and desert photography are popular activities in the area. Prospective campers who prefer to smoke their camp food must obtain a permit ...

Camping allows early access to the freshest catch of the day. Hesperia Lake Park Campground is open year-round and can accommodate both tent campers and RVs up to 40 feet.