KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WA T E) — Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park next year will pay more in fees to use the park, and must purchase a parking tag to stop inside its boundaries. The ...

Growing up, Blount County native Carly Pearson considered time outdoors a way of life. When she wasn’t exploring the stunningly diverse landscape of nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park, she was ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is changing its backcountry reservation and permitting process. Beginning early next year, the park will collect a $4 per person per ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — For visitors to the Smokies who stay a while, there will be park-related purchases to make starting next year. Back in August, park officials announced the “Park It Forward” ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain open through the holidays despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, ...

Greenbrier Road at U.S. 31 and access into the Greenbrier area and all its trails and campsites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed for more than a month beginning Feb. 13. Park ...

As would-be visitors start checking their calendars and planning their trips to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, there's one pesky issue they need to keep in mind: parking. In March 2023, a new ...

Here in the backcountry there are only 27 campsites, compared with the 200 sites that can be found at other Great Smokies campgrounds. We were surprised to see that a few RVs had braved the road, but ...

Growing up, Blount County native Carly Pearson considered time outdoors a way of life. When she wasn’t exploring the stunningly diverse landscape of nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park, she was ...