Seasonal hiring is underway at the Smokies, but funding uncertainty could affect staffing and visitor experience at national ...

GATLINBURG, TN – They came out one by one and then all at once, swarming the underbrush and pooling in the hollows, blinking crazily like fiber optic filaments in a planetarium or outer space-themed ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) —Full operations resumed at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday morning, despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. This comes after a partnership was ...

The Gatlinburg Bypass in Great Smoky Mountains National Park reopened Sept. 30 after a significant landslide covered the scenic road in debris, temporarily closing the roadway over the weekend. The ...

The National Park Service issued an advisory against bringing confetti into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a social media post showing a park ranger picking up the tiny, colorful shreds ...

After closing for winter weather the night of Dec. 9, the major road through the park between Gatlinburg and Cherokee, North ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Gatlinburg Bypass in Tennessee remains closed as crews continue cleanup following a significant landslide on Sept. 27, the National Parks Service announced ...

Seasonal hiring is underway at the Smokies, but funding uncertainty could affect staffing and visitor experience at national parks again in 2026.

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. IAN SABO: ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced the dates of its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont this year. The viewing window is Thursday, May 29 ...

It's a secret sanctuary for wildlife and plantlife—perched atop one of the ancient peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains.