The popular theme park will debut new entertainment and interactive offerings throughout 2025. Guests can look forward to ...

Planning a road trip this summer? USA Today has got you covered. And if your vehicular vacation happens to head to the Great Smoky Mountains, you're in luck, because USA TODAY's 10Best Reader's ...

My family and I took a trip into the Smoky Mountains and stumbled across a once booming resort from the turn of century! With snow on the ground I had to take the opportunity to do some exploring!

The country’s most-visited national park had its lowest number of visits since 2018. The drop can't be attributed entirely to closures after Helene.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park hikers looking to explore Laurel Falls Trail will have to find another option over the next year and a half. The popular trail will close in January for major ...

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...

The National Park Service will close one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park next month as part of a more than year-long improvement effort. Starting Jan. 6 ...

The Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee are the tallest mountains in the Appalachian chain, hosting the world's greatest diversity of plant, animal, and insect life of any region in a ...

The power of the lesson came from the real-life, hands-on engagement in the forest, as students measured trees in the Look Rock area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park to find out how much carbon ...

The one-way, narrow road can be crowded in peak seasons (summer and mid-October to mid ... Check out our Great Smoky Mountains National Park travel guide. Mountaintop Zipline 2-Hours Activity ...