KODAK, Tenn. (WVLT) - On a Saturday in early March, Nicole Godoy was spending the day with her family at Cades Cove. It’s a ...

According to Godoy, it happened when Xavier was hiking with a stick. He picked it up along the trail and when he went to ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) - Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing for a few days in January while crews work on removing brush and tree hazards. The closure is ...

WVLT News reached out to the Great Smoky Mountains National park multiple times but have not received a response back.

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.

Cades Cove lies roughly 30 miles southwest of Gatlinburg and the scenic loop is open from sunrise to sunset daily, with the exception of Wednesdays between May and September when it's closed to ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — UPDATE (3/6): Recent favorable ... Fire Management staff plan upcoming prescribed burns in the Cades Cove area. Burn operations may occur between March 6 and April 1 in ...

Initially, vehicle-free days were set to begin every Wednesday from May 7 to Sept. 24, as listed on the park's website.

The best way to get around Gatlinburg is on foot and by trolley ... a hard time finding a spot along popular park routes like Cades Cove Loop Road and the Roaring Fork Motor Trail.

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.