The National Park Service will close one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park next month as part of a more than year-long improvement effort. Starting Jan. 6 ...

Some of that snow was already on the ground when an arctic air brought record-setting cold to the mountains along the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the country's most popular national park sites. It offers postcard-perfect views and plentiful wildlife. World-renowned for its biodiversity, the beauty ...

However, multiple Great Smoky Mountains National Park roads remain closed due to snow and ice. Newfound Gap, a major road through the Smokies, reopened just before 9 a.m. Jan. 16, the park announced.

At the suggestion of a New York publicity firm, the group called itself the Great Smoky Mountain Conservation Association. Soon, the mountains themselves were referred to as the Great Smokies.

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

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

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 ...

If you've found your way to Townsend, nestled on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains, you're already privy to ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park ...

TONS OF POLLUTION ARE EMITTED FROM THE TOP FIVE REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES LIKELY IMPACTING THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK The mountains originally got their name — the Smokies — from the ...