Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Some enter the park one way and leave another, only to return later on the same day, making it somewhat difficult to determine ...

A federal hiring freeze has forced the National Park Service to rescind job offers for more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent positions.

Guests at this Tennessee farm, built in 1940, can stay in a cozy cottage, enjoy an award-winning dining experience, and ...

The Great Smoky Mountains are one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States. Every year, over 12 million people visit the national park and its surrounding towns. Gatlinburg, Pigeon ...

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to monitor their populations.

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

The National Park Service (NPS) announced in a press release that Great Smoky Mountains Park volunteer Amy Houghton, 73, was found dead on Feb. 2. Houghton disappeared between Jan. 28 and Jan. 29 ...

In a two-year research project starting this summer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will use a combination of cutting-edge technology and traditional survey techniques to solve the mystery ...