Great Smoky Mountains National Park is beautiful, but it gets quite busy. You can beat the crowds by checking out this ...

National parks are the perfect destinations for outdoors lovers who want to get some exercise and fresh air, but which one ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — With spring right around the corner, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is gearing up for the next round of hikers. So which hikes are perfect as the weather ...

A Kuru Footwear survey found the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to be the most popular hiking destination among respondents. The park offers over 300 trails, averaging a 4.4 out of 5 rating.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — A popular trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will temporarily close for maintenance this week. The National Park Service will close its Abrams Falls ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) had more than 12 million visitors in 2024, or about 34,000 guests every day. That makes the 522,427-acre swath of mountains, streams, and historic farmland ...

The park sees increased bear activity during the spring and summer months ...

Abrams Falls Trail and trailhead parking lot will close June 16 through June 18 for maintenance. Visitors will not have access to the falls from any trail during the closure. Alternate trails to hike ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Backcountry Office is staffed by just four rangers, who alternate between office duties and hiking to remote sites. The Backcountry Office stays busy; in 2024, ...

NPS notes that bear activity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is high between May and August and visitors are likely to ...

Bears are active this time of year as they look for food and visitors should use “extreme caution.” Visitors were chased or ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is asking visitors to plan ahead and prepare for their trip after there was a high number of emergency incidents during March. During ...