Six out of 10 campgrounds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed as the spring season approaches. And that’s not the only change coming to the Smokies, as national parks across the country ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Campers planning to spend time in the Great Smoky Mountains will soon have more locations where they can stake their tents. A spokesperson for the Great Smoky ...

Elk & Embers is a new mountain retreat in Waynesville, North Carolina, offering luxury safari tents, rustic log cabins, and a tree house; the resort is just 40 miles west of Asheville. The ...

All visitors centers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have reopened, the park announced in an Oct. 4 Facebook post, but some roads, campgrounds, trails and areas of the park are still closed ...

The deal to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park open has been extended into the new year as the government shutdown ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain open through the holidays despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, but visitors should expect reduced staffing and only basic services, Friends ...

This story has been updated to include information about roads reopening. Roads through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have reopened after a snowstorm, while other areas of the park are ...

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Smokies) is probably on top of anyone’s list whenever they’re thinking about a nature trip, going on a hike, or climbing the mountains. Well, at least it was ...

Friends of the Smokies and Sevier County officials said they will be able to keep the park open through at least Jan. 4 if ...