Located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the swimming hole is accessible with a relatively easy hike.

Sunset at Cowee Mountain Overlook deserves its own special category of natural wonder. As the sun dips toward the horizon, the sky becomes a canvas for colors that seem almost artificially enhanced – ...

There’s a place in western North Carolina where the mountains ripple like waves on a blue-green ocean, where clouds cast dramatic shadows across ancient peaks, and where locals sometimes “accidentally ...

Access along the Blue Ridge Parkway to Craggy Gardens and near Mount Michell State Park is expected to reopen fall 2025, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park trail to a popular waterfall will close. Here’s when Devarrick Turner Knoxville News Sentinel 0:04 ...

At Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park, which doesn't charge an entrance fee, that means visitors on June 19 will not have to buy parking passes that day, which are normally required to park for ...

Some people hear that Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most-visited national park and think it’s a reason to stay away. The opposite is true. There’s a reason it’s so popular: This ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so take the early mornings to your advantage to enjoy a more serene hike. Most visitors arrive between 10 and 11 a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park might be overrun, but that’s only because it’s wildly awesome. Here’s why a trip to GSMNP should still be on your bucket list. Published: Apr 25, 2025 ...

While the popular Laurel Falls Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closed, there are still many other trails and attractions to explore in the park. Visitors can hike to Abrams Falls, G… ...

The National Park Service issued an advisory against bringing confetti into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a social media post showing a park ranger picking up the tiny, colorful ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park did not receive the brunt of the storm, and most gateway towns saw minimal damage compared to other communities. But keep the storm and its lasting impacts in ...