A parkwide fire ban has been issued for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to dry conditions and low relative ...

Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal ...

Twelve Great Smoky Mountains National Park employees have reportedly been fired amid federal layoffs. More National Park Service firings are expected and could affect positions providing visitor ...

Friday morning will be a very foggy on for the mountains and river valleys. Those that see rain on Thursday will also deal with patchy fog with morning temps in the 50s. We’ll see sunshine after ...

Major roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park remain closed for snow and ice in the Smokies and across East Tennessee. Occasional snow showers continuing throughout Feb. 20 potentially added ...

And, a High Wind Warning is in effect in the Smoky Mountains with gusts ... Tonight comes a partly cloudy sky and a stray mountain shower, but areas of fog will develop. We’ll cool to around ...

A “high fire alert” prompted the National Park Service on Saturday, March 1, 2025, to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park ...

Here are the biggest takeaways from the new data. Fog settles over a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Newfound Gap in this file photo from 2015.

Six out of 10 campgrounds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed. Vehicle free days in Cade Cove will begin in June this year instead of May. Some picnic areas and pavilions are closed ...