The Laurel Falls trail will close in January for 18 months. 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 ...

After nearly three years, the popular 4-mile trail to Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s tallest waterfall is fully open. Why did it take so long?

Long before Hurricane Helene hit the Smokies, the National Park Service already knew the visitation count for 2024 would be ...

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

Great Smoky Mountains National Park hikers looking to explore Laurel Falls Trail will have to find another option over the next year and a half. The popular trail will close in January for major ...

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

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.

The Smoky Mountains ... as the Great Smokies. Boosters published a promotional booklet with photographs by George Masa and text by Horace Kephart. In 1926, with the support of National Park ...

“Laurel Falls Trail is a beloved feature of Great Smoky Mountains National Park,” acting park Superintendent Boone Vandzura said in a statement. “The rehabilitation will provide for greater ...