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

In a two-year research project starting this summer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will use a combination of cutting-edge technology and traditional survey techniques to solve the mystery ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Some enter the park one way and leave another, only ...

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.

A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton ...

A missing 73-year-old hiker from North Carolina was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, park officials said. Ann Houghton was found on Sunday about a quarter mile ...

Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt trails, unclean bathrooms and fewer park rangers. The National Park Service ...

Update: The missing hiker, Ann Houghton, has been found dead in the park. Authorities are searching for 73-year-old Ann Houghton, a hiker in Great Smoky Mountains National Park who was due back ...