Great Smoky Mountains National Park, unlike some other national parks across the United States, doesn't charge for admission.

Maggie Valley is a popular elk-spotting area. There have been recent reports of dangerously close interactions and people ...

The Meadowlark Motel in Maggie Valley, N.C. is a distinct place nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Its not just breathtaking scenery that makes Great Smoky Mountains National Park one of the best road trip destinations for travelers within the U.S.

This photo provided by Tennessee Department of Transportation shows Interstate 40 remains closed near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line due to flooding and rockslide on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Get ideas for summertime fun in the mountains, from roller coasters and trains to gem mines.

Crews on Friday reopened a section of Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains after flooding and a rock slide closed the major cross country highway for nine days.

In addition to the I-40 closure, at least 20 North Carolina mountain roads are now listed off limits to large trucks after the torrential rains last week that flooded highways and triggered rock sl… ...

It will take years. I-40 runs from Wilmington. North Carolina to Barstow, California, and any detour around the Great Smoky Mountain section is dozens of miles.