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 Great Smoky Mountain National Park ranks as most popular in the U.S. in a recent poll. National Park Week runs from Saturday, April 19 through Sunday, April 27. National Park Week is no exception.

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park often ...

While some roads remain closed for the winter, with Christmas approaching, the reopening of these key routes is good news for ...

If you're visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park, October is a lovely time. You just need to make a plan because it's busy. Leaf peepers flock to Great Smoky Mountains National Park because of ...

Six out of 10 campgrounds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed as the spring season approaches. And that’s not the only change coming to the Smokies, as national parks across the country ...

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Smokies) is probably on top of anyone’s list whenever they’re thinking about a nature trip, going on a hike, or climbing the mountains. Well, at least it was ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The federal government shutdown is affecting East Tennessee’s biggest tourism draw. Several areas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be inaccessible to the ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Some enter the park one way and leave another, only to return later on the same day, making it somewhat difficult to determine ...