They’ve actually already had two such days this year: one on January 20 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) and another on January ...

April through June is when the 5,000+ elevation areas on mountain slopes start to see blooms. Desert mariposa, blackbush, beavertail cactus, and desert fiddleneck wildflowers begin blooming around ...

Joedy VanVelzen and his team of veterans made it out of the Smoky Mountains National Park and into Hot Springs, North ...

Want to skip the crowds at the Great Smoky Mountain National Park? Visit this lesser-known natural attraction instead, ...

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

During a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1995, Don Barger climbed Chilhowee Mountain hoping to gaze across the valley below. All he saw was a wall of gray haze.

An analysis of data from 1999 through 2023 shows 93% of parks and wilderness areas saw improved air quality on clear days.

Called a "misty mountain escape" by WorldAtlas writers, the Great Smoky Mountains ... the Nantahala National Forest. Relax ...

From train cabooses to treehouses and even helicopters, Airbnb’s inventory is full of innovative vacation homes — and a new ...

Over six months after Hurricane Helene caused "substantial damage" in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of the park’s hardest-hit areas is reopening. Trails and some roads in Cataloochee ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (WLOS) — The National Park Service (NPS) says parts of the Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) will reopen by noon on Friday ...

As Spring begins, Great Smoky Mountains National Park reminds visitors of group size limits during the popular wildflower season at Whiteoak Sink. Individuals and small groups of eight or fewer people ...