A retired park ranger makes toys and keepsakes that he donates for sale at park stores. His work has raised thousands of ...

The popularity of this valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also its greatest drawback. If you visit during a ...

The Cades Cove Homeowners Association in Southport sought permission to install a gate and restrict public access to their community. Residents in favor of the gate cited concerns about speeding ...

Bear jams are common, especially in Cades Cove and on Roaring Fork Motor Trail, as cars stop to photograph bears loitering nearby. Mothers with cubs are always a memorable photographic souvenir ...

I first fell in love with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a visit in the spring, and now that I live in TN, it is ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) - Thursday afternoon, officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that Cades Cove Loop Road and Greenbrier Road had closed due to high waters.

Burn operations may occur between March 6 and April 1 in several fields of Cades Cove. A release from GSMNP originally said the prescribed burns were taking place on Feb. 13 to March 3.

Data from the iNaturalist app helps build a bigger picture of how the park’s ecosystems function, giving NPS insight into how to protect plants and animals.

The area remains under a wind advisory in effect until 4 p.m. March 5. Laurel Creek Road, Cades Cove Loop Road and Tremont Road reopened the morning of March 5. But some roads remain closed due to ...

US 441/Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg and Cherokee will close to all traffic the morning of March 4 because of high winds, according to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Besides the first one near headquarters, sites include Mount Le Conte (established in 1987), Newfound Gap (1991), and Cades Cove (1999). A COOP site in North Carolina at Oconaluftee (1958) is ...

Visitors to the Smokies in spring get to skip the crowds of summer while enjoying abundant wildflowers and cheaper prices.