“I want to have fun and feel like I’m doing something worthwhile with my time,” said Meldrum, a former park ranger whose handiwork has raised $37,000 in support of Great Smoky Mountains ...

She’s studied insects at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for around 20 years ... The red and pink lights in the background are of visitors’ flashlights, covered with the red cellophane that ...

In Great Smoky Mountains, researchers are finally giving much-deserved attention to the mighty insects. Read more about 3 Songwriters, 3 Inspiring National Parks Blog Post 3 Songwriters, 3 Inspiring ...

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 ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual synchronous firefly viewing at Elkmont May 29-June 5, according to the National Park Service. Peak viewing dates typically fall in late May ...

A highly-technical rescue unfolded late last week deep in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, putting the training of Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers to the test just days after it was completed… ...

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 ...

A North Carolina woman has been found dead after going missing inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say. Ann Houghton, 73, was discovered just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 ...

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 ...