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 ...

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 ...

After years of visiting Tennesee's Smoky Mountains, I say it is the best place to visit in the US in winter, especially for ...

About 15 years ago, I moved to Nashville and was excited to learn that it was located just a short drive away from Tennessee's Smoky Mountains. Since then, it's been a regular trip for my husband ...

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 ...

If you have extra time, Newfound Gap is worthwhile. Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet ...

A new children’s book shows how highways can harm wildlife — and puts a spotlight on a deadly stretch of road near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In the children’s chapter book “A Search for ...

From the rolling hills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the honky-tonks of Nashville, holidays to Tennessee are ...