The lottery for the popular national park event returns soon, but with some changes. How to apply for a parking pass.

Despite being one of the top mountain towns in the U.S. with the best hikes, its crowded nature leaves some tourists craving quieter towns that are at the Great Smoky Mountains' d ...

Drive through the Great Smoky Mountains on this scenic route where you'll find waterfalls, historic cabins, and forested ...

The four-state mountain region that includes Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to an estimated 14,500 black bears, but one particular animal had caught the attention of a watchful police ...

American Rivers' annual report includes 10 rivers that hold significance to people and nature, or are threatened by climate ...

Yes, National Park Week is longer than one week. The National Park Service oversees more than 400 sites — including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — and around 100 of them charge ...

The Tremont Writers Conference explores the importance of community in a writer’s journey and how the mountains and natural ...

Korrin Bishop If you're interested in art and authentic Appalachian crafts, you'll want to spend a day exploring the 8-mile loop through Gatlinburg's Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community.

But one day this past May, clutching an official hunter-orange harvest bag, Cabe stood on a forested hillside in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where his tribe became the first in ...

Wildflower season is about to bloom in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the National Park Service wants to remind visitors that there are group size limits at Whiteoak Sink. Great Smoky ...

We’re here to discuss the crown jewel of Mel’s dessert menu, the reason Tennesseans are willing to drive for hours, the legendary banana split that has achieved almost mythical status among dessert ...