Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 407 acres in Haywood County to conserve land for wildlife, clean water ...

At the end of 2024, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 407 acres on the eastern edge of Great Smoky ...

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to ...

If you've found your way to Townsend, nestled on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains, you're already privy to ...

Planning can be both an art and a science in the popular vacation destination of Gatlinburg, TN. There’s plenty to do, of ...

Mt. LeConte Lodge is a fairly hard-to-reach and hard-to-book getaway. The lodge and peak are only accessible by one of six trails: Alum Cave Trail, Boulevard Trail, Bullhead Trail, Rainbow Falls Trail ...

You can also have a national-park experience for free another way, by visiting one of the 20 national parks that don’t charge ...

The Smokies are a beautiful place to explore in winter - but visitors should be prepared for snow, ice, high winds, bitter ...

Long before Hurricane Helene hit the Smokies, the National Park Service already knew the visitation count for 2024 would be ...

In October, board members reviewed data showing a drop in the number of mountain rescues where trails were closed but an increase in other areas, with rescue calls shifting to earlier times as ...