The major road through the Smokies closes due to high winds in the area through Thursday morning. Gusts up to 65 mph are ...

Place naming is only truly reparative if these processes truly reflect the agency and intent of these historically oppressed ...

As Hurricane Helene fomented in the Caribbean, it seemed likely that Great Smoky Mountains National Park would take a direct ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The historic Noah "Bud" Ogle Cabin has been preserved. Last year, a storm tore off the ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park lists on its website when its seasonal roads close for the winter. Several of the ...

The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.

Drivers can once again enjoy the scenic views on Foothills Parkway East. But some areas in the county’s most-visited national ...

The southernmost section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is open again to visitors.

But that hike marked the genesis of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, a group that is not only still around but finishing out ...

These roads are now open after the season's first snow event in the Smokies. The popular national park begins to recover from ...

Right now is prime leaf-peeping season in the Smokies. Take a look at our photos of the colorful trees in the national park.

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.