The National Park Service has reopened part of US 441/Newfound Gap Road in the Smokies after a landslide on Aug. 1 completely ...

With cut funds, national park visitors have concerns over sustaining the beloved locations. Slowly but surely, we are ...

Today, the National Park Service announced that Newfound Gap Road (US441) is open on the North Carolina side of the park ...

Due to a landslide Aug. 1 on Newfound Gap Road/US 441, the main artery from North Carolina to Tennessee is closed ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the mountain ridges of Tennessee and North Carolina, drawing visitors from ...

There have been more than 150 crashes this year. Rangers will be stationed throughout the park to slow drivers down.

A landslide closed a busy highway in the North Carolina and Tennessee mountains late Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, National Park ...

Great Smoky Mountians National Park ranks as No. 2 in U.S. for wildlife sightings The Smokies are home to more than 19,000 species There's some bear-y exciting news! The Great Smoky Mountains ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so take the early mornings to your advantage to enjoy a more serene hike. Most visitors arrive between 10 and 11 a ...

With few exceptions, all vehicles parking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 15 minutes now need a parking tag as part of the park's new Park It Forward program.

The Great Smoky Mountains is, by far, the most popular national park. In 2015 it welcomed about 11 million visitors, nearly twice as many as second-ranked Grand Canyon.