The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain fully open and operational through Nov. 2 amid the federal government shutdown, thanks to continued funding from a group of nonprofits and local and ...

While the federal government shutdown has furloughed federal employees and canceled programs at national parks across the country, all programs and areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) ...

CAROL. THANK YOU JANE. THIS TIME OF YEAR, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HITS TOURISM SEASON STRIDE. BUT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UNDERWAY, ONE POPULAR NATIONAL PARK COULD PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN. OUR PEYTON ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) —Full operations have now resumed at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday morning, despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. This comes after a ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Tourism in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has contributed over $2 billion to the local economy, according to a release from the National Park Service. The ...

A year to the day Hurricane Helene arrived in North Carolina, a mountain landslide closed a popular road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rangers said Saturday. “The Gatlinburg Bypass is closed ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials said a 21-year-old man who had been reported missing over the weekend was found dead. GSMNP leaders said Ryan Lakes was found dead at ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WVLT) - Ryan Lakes, the 21-year-old missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, has been found dead, according to the National Park Service. Park rangers were searching ...

Ryan Lakes was last seen on Thursday, officials said. A 21-year-old man was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after a multi-day search, according to the National Park Service. Ryan ...

A 21-year-old man was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after a multi-day search, according to the National Park Service. Ryan Lake was last seen in Nashville on Thursday, with ...

The annual elk breeding season, known as the rut, is underway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The rut can be exciting to witness, but it can also be dangerous, as elk are especially ...

The Cannonball Falls and Tarzan Swings rides are up and running at the northwestern New Jersey waterpark once famously known as Action Park after a decade-long absence. Mountain Creek Waterpark ...