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

During peak season, the popular national park has 10 to 12 "Volunteers in Park" on its roster for every one National Park ...

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

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains ... mountaintops and waterfalls dripping with crystal-clear icicles,” Barak said. Hikers are usually on the park’s trails on any ...

They rove trails and historic buildings at Elkmont, Laurel Falls, Whiteoak Sinks ... and interpretive activities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park by providing educational products and ...

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 ...

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.

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

Parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed because of damage after Hurricane Helene, and remain closed, possibly keeping away some visitors. Preliminary data shows 12,055,376 visits to the ...