Every year, 20,000 families apply for fewer than 1,000 parking passes to a unique event at the Great Smoky Mountains National ...

Learn how to use Recreation.gov maps and third-party reviews to find the best national park campsites—and how to avoid the worst spots.

Elkmont Campground was buzzing with activity as I rolled through after a day of adventure inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Men fished the Little River on the edge of the campground, kids ...

You don’t have to miss out on the synchronous fireflies spectacle! Here’s how you could see them without a Great Smoky ...

The National Park Service has announced that the 2026 synchronous firefly viewing in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will run from May 20–27 in the Elkmont area. Due to the event’s popularity and ...

To attend the popular Great Smoky Mountains synchronous fireflies event, people must enter a lottery for tickets. Here's how, ...

A lottery for tickets to the 2026 synchronous firefly viewing event in the Great Smoky Mountains opens in mid-April. The park ...

The lottery for vehicle reservations for the synchronous firefly event at Elkmont opens at 10 a.m. Friday, April 24, and closes at 11:59 p.m. Monday, April 27. Visitors can enter the lottery at ...

As the weather gets warmer, it's time to plan visits to the Smokies! Here’s when some trails and roads reopen - and when Cades Cove closes to cars.

Business Insider's reporter explored a 1900s resort town full of historic cabins that were abandoned by the end of the century. After restoration by the National Parks Service, 16 cabins are now open ...

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