Several roads in Great Smoky Mountains close ahead of arctic blast, possible snow

The park said US 411, also known as Newfound Gap Road, closed at 4 p.m. and the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail would at 6 ...

5 Best Camping Spots In The Smoky Mountains, According To Reviews

We sifted through reviews from trusted travel sites and compiled variables to come up with the five best camping spots in the ...

Incoming snowstorm closes several roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will close U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road and Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail at 6 p.m. Nov.

NPS announces closures in GSMNP due to 'forecasted severe weather'

Newfound Gap Road and Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail will close Sunday evening due to incoming frigid temperatures.
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Security Camera Captures Black Bear Walking Off With A Chainsaw In Gatlinburg, Tennessee

The black bear is basically the mascot of the Great Smoky Mountains. If you’ve ever visited there, you probably saw little black bear statues and decorations all over your cabin. If you haven’t been ...

National Park units in the NC mountains are relying on outside funding during shutdown

Some furloughed National Park workers are being paid with private, state and local government funds so Western NC doesn’t ...
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Three more veterans’ graves identified in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

A group working to find the graves of Veterans in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has identified three more veterans who are buried in the park.

Cades Cove Loop will close again, but just briefly and not for the shutdown

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open to visitors amid the shutdown. But the popular scenic loop will temporarily close ...
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Here’s Every Animal Living in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Two species of foxes live in the Great Smoky National Park — gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and red foxes (Vulpes ...

What’s open and what's closed at Great Smoky Mountains National Park during shutdown

Visitors have questions about the country’s most-visited national park amid the government shutdown. Here’s what’s open and ...

Are Great Smokies, Blue Ridge Parkway still open as funding scales back during shutdown?

Funding has been scaled back to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway facilities open with ...