Some people hear that Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most-visited national park and think it’s a reason to stay away. The ...

The most diverse collection of wildflowers at any national park is now in bloom in the Great Smoky Mountains ... The park's spring wildflowers are at their peak right now. Sabo says they attract ...

Framed by the Smoky Mountains, this retirement community offers every activity imaginable to enjoy your golden years, from ...

National Trails Day is June 7 and volunteers are needed to help install logs on an AT trail near Icewater Spring Shelter.

Some picnic areas and pavilions are closed, too. Six out of 10 campgrounds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed as the spring season approaches. And that’s not the only change ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park fuels scientific discovery with the park’s unique geology, topography and meteorology.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to thousands ... Poison hemlock is especially hazardous in the spring when it's flowering. Though its flowers look lovely, this plant is toxic ...

After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where to go.

Rows of colors festooned a hillside on a cold, misty spring day in Gatlinburg. Large, bare trees towered over blooming shrubs and flowers as Ian Sabo, a botanist at Great Smoky Mountains National ...