The average person can easily spot lichens in the woods, yet few scientists have studied the species. Now the Smokies are a hotspot for such research.

What would be on your to-do list on a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park? During the summer in and around the park, ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a major North American refuge of temperate zone flora and fauna that survived the Pleistocene glaciations. The park includes the largest remnant of the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has 348 hiking trails and an average trail rating of 4.4 out of 5 - here's what else Kuru loved about the park, plus the full list and more.

Since its creation in 1934, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that sprawls across more than a half-million acres between eastern Tennessee and WNC, has never required an entry fee.

Here's how President Donald Trump's new executive order may impact Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

A visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park could become more expensive for some under President Donald Trump's latest executive order - though it's not clear exactly how.

Elk are found mainly in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — where they were re-introduced in 2021 after becoming extinct in the mountains due to over-hunting — and along the bordering ...