July is the hottest month in Gatlinburg, according to the National Weather Service. Though Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are only a few miles apart, their average climate in the summer is surprisingly ...

What started as a small roadside attraction in 1961 as a simple train ride through the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains has now become an ...

Fall is a big deal in East Tennessee. The cooler temperatures draw in visitors and the and dazzling display of autumn hues have already started to show in the Great Smoky Mountains. But to really ...

Fall colors in the South generally start to peak around mid-October. The upper elevations in the Great Smoky Mountains, which see some of the season’s earliest changes, were predicted to have ...

Visitors to the Smokies this summer and fall will find a slate of new family friendly programs, including some with American ...

Biodiversity is a part of why the fall colors are so great in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There are at least 100 species of native trees in the Smokies, according to the National Park ...

22. Vibrant hues of red, orange and brown wash over the Great Smoky Mountains every year, making it a prime area for leaf-peeping. It’s hard to predict an exact date for peak fall colors ...

Right now is prime leaf-peeping season in the Smokies - and as more roads in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park reopen after Hurricane Helene, the chances for a lovely fall drive are ...

To help give travelers the best chance of seeing peak fall foliage across the country, the Smoky Mountains website, a tourism website for the Smoky Mountains region, releases an annual foliage ...

To help give travelers the best chance of seeing peak fall foliage across the country, the Smoky Mountains website, the tourism website for the Smoke Mountains region, releases an annual foliage ...

East Tennessee fall colors: Week of Oct. 28 Fall colors ... Several sites, campgrounds, trails and roads within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, particularly on the North Carolina side of ...