The park lists Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26 as "Red Diamond Days," when the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the USA with 10.7 million people visiting in 2015. The Appalachian Trail, from Maine to Georgia, runs through the center of ...

The Oconaluftee River Trail is on the North Carolina side of the national ... it's best to go to the park early to beat some of the crowds. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 ...

While most people assume the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited in the U.S., that title actually belongs to the Blue Ridge Parkway. In 2023, the scenic byway that winds through ...

"Yesterday evening, Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a hiker with a broken leg a half mile down Alum Cave Trail from the LeConte Lodge," Liming said in an email statement ...

Scoring a campsite at popular national parks in the U.S. this summer is going to be harder than ever. Here are our favorite options nearby ...

Beautiful views and exciting activities aren't just for the parks. These accommodations also have their own charms.

A summer fun-themed roundup of 10Best Readers Choice lists included several options right here in Western NC. Here's where.

To everyone else, it’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... also washed out trails, toppled trees and rendered some parts of the park inaccessible, particularly in the Big Creek and ...