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

The state and local partners funding the reopening of Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the shutdown will keep the ...

Lookout points were packed with local and out-of-town visitors, too. Warren Bielenberg, a tour guide for Cades Cove Heritage Tours in Townsend, said he worried about the “mixed message” of having the ...

Trailhead parking lots like the one used for the popular Mount LeConte hike were full Oct. 7, leading some visitors to park ...

Cades Cove along with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is reopened amid the government shutdown thanks to state and local groups. Visitors enjoy driving along the scenic loop, taking in the ...

A day into the federal government shutdown, there is more clarity on what visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can expect.

An amusing bear sighting ended up shelving Ayla’s long-awaited Easter plans. "I was stuck in traffic at Cades Cove for two hours and missed Easter dinner with family because of this bear sleeping in a ...

I'll fully admit that before making my first trip to Gatlinburg, I already had my mind made up. I knew exactly what to expect and wasn't going to be surprised when I found it. Except that wasn't the ...

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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 ...