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

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park often ...

President Trump's hiring freeze forced national parks to rescind more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent positions.

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.

Parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed because of damage after Hurricane Helene, and remain closed, possibly keeping away some visitors. Preliminary data shows 12,055,376 visits to ...

With the Grand Canyon and the Great Smoky Mountains being two of the most spectacular sights in the vast landscape of the United States, it would seem impossible that a single par ...