Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal staffing and budget cuts.

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

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.

Dollywood's 40th season is officially underway as of March 14. According to a release, the park's namesake and ...

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

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which sprawls across a half-million acres of rugged, forested terrain in Western ...

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

National Park Service preps for more layoffs as people plan visits to parks The Great Smoky Mountains that crest the border between Tennessee and North Carolina already have lost a dozen national ...

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.