The National Park Service will close one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... 8-mile-long roundtrip trail that leads there. Another alternative is the smaller ...

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...

The Smokies are a beautiful place to explore in winter - but visitors should be prepared for snow, ice, high winds, bitter ...

The best way to get around Great Smoky Mountains National Park is by car. The park does not offer any guided tours and there is no public transportation to the park from the major cities in the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the country's most popular national park ... this southeastern gem is worth fighting the crowds to see. Seasonal offerings include colorful wildflowers in ...

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitors centers are open. What's still closed there?

Long before Hurricane Helene hit the Smokies, the National Park Service already knew the visitation count for 2024 would be ...

Parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed because of damage after ... May (plus 3%) and November (plus 14%) were the only months to see attendance increases in 2024 compared to 2023.

The park encourages the public to bring historic photos of old homesites, hand drawn maps or other documents that will help the park identify these locations. Several additional volunteers who are ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National ... were the only months to see attendance increases in 2024 compared to 2023. The National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics Office ...

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 ...