As the weather gets warmer, it's time to plan visits to the Smokies! Here’s when some trails and roads reopen - and when ...

The National Park Services is urging visitors to plan ahead, prepare for changing conditions and know their personal limits ...

Rangers have responded to a “significant volume” of emergencies, including a fall off a cliff: "Many are preventable with the ...

This story has been updated with information about the Rabbit Creek and Fox Gap Wildfires. Firefighters on March 28 continue to battle two wildfires in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, keep some ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Several closures in Great Smoky Mountains National Park remain in effect Saturday as crews continue to suppress a pair of wildfires. The Fox Gap Fire is estimated to be 112 ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A rockslide in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park caused part of Little River Road to be closed for nearly three hours. The park posted about the closure on social ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors walk past the gate to Cades Cove Loop on the first day of the federal government shutdown at the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The National Park Service said Little River Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is back open after park rangers responded to a rockfall on Little River Road ...

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. — A hiker suffering a medical emergency was rescued Wednesday afternoon by a Tennessee National Guard helicopter in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The Tennessee Army ...

GATLINBURG, TN - On Wednesday afternoon, Great Smoky Mountains National Park received a report of a wildfire in the Twentymile Area. Fire managers are currently working to estimate fire acreage.

As national parks continue to regroup from operational changes and staffing cuts from last year, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has something that’s consistent every year. Synchronous fireflies ...