The most popular trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing and won’t reopen until mid-2026, according to the ...

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the ... also sees fewer crowds and lower lodging rates. Although the park is open daily year-round, some visitor centers ...

The National Park Service (NPS) announced that Laurel Falls Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will close in 2025 ...

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park hikers looking to explore Laurel Falls Trail will have to find another option over the ...

The Smoky Mountains ... as the Great Smokies. Boosters published a promotional booklet with photographs by George Masa and text by Horace Kephart. In 1926, with the support of National Park ...

It just got easier to hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park thanks to an extensive renovation ... Beautiful Views and Adventure Without the Crowds 11 Most Pet-friendly National Parks in ...

Scenic, roughly 30-mile-long Newfound Gap – U.S. Route 441 – runs through the center of the park from the Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, over the mountains and into ...

U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road is open once again after a winter storm in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Drivers should use caution as spots remain icy. The new section of Foothills Parkway ...

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"I first came to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1989. This was my very first hike in these mountains. And the experience captured my heart and led me to a career dedicated to caring for ...