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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Want to view the eclipse on Aug. 21 from Clingmans Dome? Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced on Friday plans for a ticketed event to view what is being ...
Straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina border, Clingmans Dome is one of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s most visited destinations. So, if you want to snag a parking spot (the lot often exceeds ...
You don't have to travel far to see some of the world's most stunning natural wonders. From shimmering turquoise lakes to ...
With 816 square miles spanning across North Carolina and Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the USA with 10.7 million people visiting in 2015.
UPDATE: Rangers and the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Knoxville Strike Team carried the hiker with a broken leg down from Mount LeConte on May 9, a Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson ...
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced Friday that the Cosby Area of the park has reopened to visitors after the completion of some infrastructure work.
North Carolina's biggest tourist attraction has been hit by federal layoffs, from closed campgrounds to fewer emergency responders. WRAL Investigates if DOGE cuts could ruin your family's vacation.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to thousands of wildflower species, plus 100 native tree species and an equal number of native shrub species. However, there are a few poisonous ...
To everyone else, it’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The two women, both in their seventies, have grown up in and around the Smokies’ 522,000 acres. “I love peace and solitude ...
The most diverse collection of wildflowers at any national park is now in bloom in the Great Smoky Mountains. Jacqui Sieber with WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee, stopped to smell those flowers.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park fuels scientific discovery with the park’s unique geology, topography and meteorology.