The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to over 66 mammals, 240 species of birds, 80 reptiles and amphibians, an ...

Legislation to study the feasibility of the Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT) to become a National Scenic Trail was reintroduced in ...

The trail covers more than 500 miles in Virginia, passing through several communities where hikers can take some time off, ...

Plus, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most popular outdoor attraction in Tennessee. It was the most visited U.S.

Ambler’s group petitioned Congress to create a Forest Preserve, making Asheville the earliest promoter of Great Smoky Mountains National ... first meeting of the Appalachian National Park ...

Korrin Bishop One of the few national parks that does not charge an admission fee, Great Smoky Mountains National ... of the area's history and pick up trail maps. Alternatively, head to "the ...

The Appalachian Trail is the world’s longest hikers-only footpath. It stretches approximately 2,200 miles from Springer Mountain in northern Georgia to the summit of Mount Katahdin in Maine and ...

Wildflower season is about to bloom in Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... like damage to plants and soil compaction when large groups crowd around plants off-trail to take photos or closely view ...

Joedy VanVelzen is hiking the Appalachian Trail: an expedition that extends nearly 2,200 miles between Georgia and Maine and passes through 14 states. “It’s been on the bucket list for years,” ...

A flight crew from the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescued an injured hiker over the weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials said.

APRIL 4 (UPDATE) — The National Park Service announced on Friday, April 4 that the burn ban at Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been lifted. Campfires and charcoal use are permitted ...

ERWIN, Tenn. — Almost six months after Hurricane Helene's historic flooding devastated the region, restoration efforts on the Appalachian Trail are making significant progress. The Appalachian ...