Indiscriminate, illegal firing of NPS employees will have immediate impact on tourism. A recent study showed the Park brings ...

North Carolina is known for the Great Smoky Mountains, but what is the best town to use as a home base? Skip Asheville and ...

BURN BAN IN EFFECT Due to increased fire danger, the Charlotte Fire Marshal has issued a local burn ban, effective ...

The synchronous fireflies are always a popular spectacle. But with cuts at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, can you enter the lottery to see them?

With much of Western North Carolina under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region.

When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy photo Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522,427 acres evenly split between Tennessee and North Carolina, the National Park Service says.

Due to continued dry conditions, winds, and high fire danger, the National Park Service is banning all campfires and charcoal ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is beloved ... began pitching a “large-scale subdivision” along the park’s North Carolina border. It’s an idea that progressed to the point of some ...