The crew left their base from McGhee Tyson Airport and flew to Derick Knob Shelter to help a hiker who had been injured.

The insects you encounter in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are really an essential part of the park. Jim and Leslie ...

Dates to view the synchronous fireflies show in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been announced. Here’s how to try to ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont from May 29-June ...

The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Friends of the Smokies, is about to begin a multi-year rehabilitation of ...

If you're hiking in the Smokies this season, keep an eye (and an ear) out for snakes, particularly these venomous ones.

This article has been updated to include information on peak viewing dates to see the synchronous fireflies near Elkmont Campground in 2025. The synchronous fireflies will arrive right on ...

The National Park Service will start taking applications May 2 to enter the lottery for a pass to see synchronous fireflies' mating display.

The firefly species Photinus carolinus flashes sequentially in late May or early June every year, and hundreds of people ...

A multiyear rehabilitation project will close Bullhead Trail on certain days until the fall. Here's when you can and can't ...

After traveling to all 63 US national parks, I fell in love with places like Isle Royale, New River Gorge, Dry Tortugas, and ...