Update on Great Smoky Mountains National Park following …
Oct 11, 2024 · The National Park Service continues to assess conditions and address damage following the impacts from Hurricane Helene in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park experienced substantial damage particularly in North Carolina, including Balsam Mountain, Big Creek and Cataloochee Valley.
Hurricane Helene recovery in Great Smoky Mountains National …
Sep 30, 2024 · The National Park Service (NPS) continues to assess conditions and to address damage following the impacts from Hurricane Helene in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Today, park staff are prioritizing assessments of high use roads and trails as well as radio repeaters and historic structures throughout the park.
What's open, closed at Great Smoky Mountains National Park …
Oct 11, 2024 · Here’s what visitors need to know about what's open and what's still closed before they head to Great Smoky Mountains National Park post-Helene.
Where Great Smoky Mountains National Park saw Helene’s worst …
Oct 23, 2024 · As Hurricane Helene fomented in the Caribbean, it seemed likely that Great Smoky Mountains National Park would take a direct hit. The storm reached Category 4 before slamming Florida’s Gulf...
GSMNP staff assess conditions following impacts from Hurricane …
Sep 28, 2024 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff continue to assess conditions after the park experienced historic flooding and other impacts from Hurricane Helene. Visitors are encouraged to reschedule their trips for their own safety.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes more roads as …
Sep 28, 2024 · The effects of Hurricane Helene are beginning to ease in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but many roads and facilities remain closed through Sept. 28. The park received 9 inches of...
Hurricane Helene recovery in Great Smoky Mountains National …
Oct 2, 2024 · Park staff and resources are currently limited at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Several park employees in both North Carolina and Tennessee are dealing with emergencies at home or are unable to drive to work due to closed roads.
US 441/Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains …
Oct 1, 2024 · The National Park Service (NPS) will reopen US 441/Newfound Gap Road by 8 am tomorrow morning, Oct. 2, 2024, to allow for access between Tennessee and North Carolina communities. Once US 441 reopens, all major roads, trails and facilities on the Tennessee side of the park will be open to visitors.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes most roads over …
Nov 21, 2023 · ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed most park roads as well as its Elkmont and Cades Cove campgrounds after the National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Wildfire, wind prompt …
Nov 21, 2023 · Gusting winds and dangerous wildfires sweeping through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have prompted rangers to clear visitors from two campgrounds and close major roads.