Seasonal hiring is underway at the Smokies, but funding uncertainty could affect staffing and visitor experience at national ...

Unlike a lot of what’s happened during the shutdown, there is some precedent for how reimbursement could work.

More than 30 apple trees persist on The Purchase at the national park. They're more than 125 years old, and their DNA is ...

Seasonal hiring is underway at the Smokies, but funding uncertainty could affect staffing and visitor experience at national parks again in 2026.

There are plenty of experiences to have in the most visited national park in the country, but taking a cruise through the Smoky Mountains is near the top.

County leaders are hopeful the federal government will reimburse the funds, a process that took two years after a 2013 shutdown. Local business leaders reported a strong October, which they attribute ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park staffers who had been furloughed have returned to work, but the shutdown's effects are still being assessed.

After closing for winter weather the night of Dec. 9, the major road through the park between Gatlinburg and Cherokee, North Carolina, has reopened.

Winter weather, especially in the high elevations, prompted the closure of U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road and Foothills Parkway West Dec. 2.

Near the border between North Carolina and Tennessee lies a small town that's a perfect place to explore the Smoky Mountains ...

While some roads remain closed for the winter, with Christmas approaching, the reopening of these key routes is good news for ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers said they rescued a young black bear using some unconventional methods. It happened back in October on Laurel Creek Road.