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

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

The Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most visited national park, according to the National Park Service. Extreme weather prompted a campfire and charcoal ban on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

The largest fires in Western North Carolina were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from the S.C.

If you power on to Raleigh, it’s a 4.5-hour drive, so I recommend you stay the night in Asheville and do the journey the next day. Map of this 2-day itinerary for the Great Smoky Mountains The ...

The National Park Service issued an advisory against bringing confetti into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a social media post showing a park ranger picking up the tiny, colorful ...

A parkwide fire ban has been issued in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park until further notice. The ban comes amid an elevated fire danger this weekend due to dry conditions and forecasted ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was prompted to issue an advisory after a banned item was found on the floor of the forest. A park ranger is seen in an image posted online by the park ...