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.

The National Weather Service had forecast snow and slick roads in the mountains, prompting the overnight closure of the main road through the park.

Unlike a lot of what’s happened during the shutdown, there is some precedent for how reimbursement could work.

There are plenty of experiences to have in the most visited national park in the country, but taking a cruise through the Smoky Mountains is near the top.

U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road, the major road through Great Smoky Mountains National Park, will reopen to traffic by 8 a.m. Oct. 2, providing access between Tennessee and North Carolina. Kuwohi Road ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park staffers who had been furloughed have returned to work, but the shutdown's effects are still being assessed.

Mussel help purify water, support aquatic life, stabilize streambeds and maintain ecological balance.

The country’s most visited national park got a little less popular in 2024. Just over 12 million people visited the Smokies during 2024, according to preliminary attendance data from the National Park ...

A 17-acre wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Hannah Mountain was caused by lightning, according to the National Park Service. Fires caused by lightning are rare in the Smokies, ...

CHEROKEE - Despite the destruction wrought by Tropical Storm Helene in parts of Western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open with limited closures. The ...

A young black bear was rescued from a steep bank in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in October after onlookers formed a "bear jam." ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A hiker, who had ...