While other national parks are closed as the government shutdown drags on, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open - at ...

Despite the government shutdown, a local coalition is keeping the Smokies open, letting “Walking Tom” Riley continue the ...

The destination is one of the most popular locations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and it's reopened thanks to ...

CADES COVE, Tenn. (WATE) — The 2025 start date for vehicle-free days at Cades Cove has been announced after being delayed in May. Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that the vehicle-free ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The natural beauty and adventure found at Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can once again be enjoyed on foot or while pedaling on two wheels each ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — One of the most popular destinations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will soon be the site of a prescribed burn that will span over 1,000 acres. The National Park ...

Many federal agencies are stuck in a holding pattern as they wait to see how long the ongoing government shutdown - now at the two-week mark - could last. East Tennessee – home to McGhee ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) - Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing for a few days in January while crews work on removing brush and tree hazards. The closure is set ...

Wildfires raging in East Tennessee forced emergency voluntary evacuations overnight in Blount County. The Townsend Area Volunteer Fire Department announced emergency evacuations of homes along Old ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that Cades Cove will be closed for five days as they remove hazardous trees. Cades Cove Loop Road will close from the morning of ...

If you have day-hiked in the Smokies, you have undoubtedly been monitored, unawares, from a tree cavity. The unseen watcher?