If you’re heading to the surrounding park area, here’s where to stay—from secluded cabins and riverside retreats, to a ...

This story has been updated to include information about additional roads being closed and roads reopening. Major ...

The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the ...

Here’s what visitors should be prepared for as the National Park Service burns 1,400 acres of Cades Cove - and why the park ...

Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt ...

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.

Due to a looming widespread federal government funding freeze, the National Park Service said it had to lay off over 2,000 ...

Visitors and students planning to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the coming months may face unprecedented ...

But it's no cause for concern. Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, closing some roads and possibly causing ...

Were any Great Smoky Mountains National Park staffers among the thousands of federal workers terminated late last week? A spokesperson for the park declined to share how many, if any, staffers ...