KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Access to the home of Cades Cove’s first European settlers will be easier for many after the ribbon was cut on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s newest trail. Park ...

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

If you've ever wanted to experience the wild beauty of Tennessee's mountains, rivers, and forest canyons, without committing ...

From staff reports Dec 2, 2019 Dec 2, 2019 0 Friends of the Smokies is participating in Giving Tuesday by highlighting a project in Blount County to give the National Park Service resources to make ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The National Park Service is temporarily closing a popular trail in the Smokies between June 16 and 18 as crews complete trail maintenance. On Friday, the Great Smoky ...

I didn’t mind too much. The clouds and the fog are, after all, what make the Smokies so magical. A subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, the Smokies get their name from the smoke-like fog that often ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Springtime in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park means wildflower season. From the early buds in late February to the famous summertime flame azaleas in June ...

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CADES COVE, Tenn. (WATE) — Fire managers and park staff are getting ready to burn 1,200 acres in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone ...