North Carolina is known for the Great Smoky Mountains, but what is the best town to use as a home base? Skip Asheville and ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522,427 acres evenly split between Tennessee and North Carolina, the National Park ...

then a weekend getaway to the Great Smoky Mountains from Raleigh should be on the cards. The Smokies are a peak destination ...

Some of the items in stores at visitor centers have an extra connection to the park: they're the work of current or retired rangers and volunteers.

North Carolina is home to plenty of well-known big cities such ... Best things to do in Bryson City Writers appreciated Bryson City for its closeness to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and ...

Strong winds and dry conditions prompted the National Park Service on Saturday to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great ... Smoky Mountains National Park. Both the North ...

the National Park Service is banning all campfires and charcoal use in Great Smoky Mountains National Park effective immediately. The fire ban will be in effect until further notice on both the ...

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy photo Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522,427 acres evenly split between Tennessee and North Carolina, the National Park Service says.

“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 ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is beloved ... began pitching a “large-scale subdivision” along the park’s North Carolina border. It’s an idea that progressed to the point of some ...