Fall colors in the South generally start to peak around mid-October. The upper elevations in the Great Smoky Mountains, which ...

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...

Acadia National Park, Maine Imagine standing on Maine's rugged coastline, surrounded by a lively mosaic of reds, oranges, and ...

President Trump's hiring freeze forced national parks to rescind more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent positions.

The Great Smoky Mountains are one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States. Every year, over 12 million people visit the national park and its surrounding towns. Gatlinburg, Pigeon ...

Long before Hurricane Helene hit the Smokies, the National Park Service already knew the visitation count for 2024 would be ...

Here’s what visitors should be prepared for as the National Park Service burns 1,400 acres of Cades Cove - and why the park does that.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the country's most popular ... rare synchronous fireflies in late May/early June and spectacular foliage in autumn. Read more about Safe Passage: I-26 at ...

Cades Cove will close for at least five days beginning Jan. 20, according to Great Smoky Mountains National ... vehicles and to remove trees that could fall onto the road. Extra crews are being ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Two hikers recently have been found dead in national parks in Tennessee and Utah. On Sunday, the body of ...

If you are wondering how much snow piled up in the North Carolina mountains over the past few ... Service warned night time temperatures would fall below zero in many areas, and wind chills ...