Great Smoky Mountains National Park has up to 150 rescue missions a year. Here's how to avoid getting lost on a hike - and ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced the dates of its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont this year. The viewing window is Thursday, May 29 ...

With the age of the Great Smoky Mountains forest, many trees have hit their average lifespan. The park's tree crew prunes or ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The Flint Gap Fire, which is estimated to be 58 acres in size, is now 50% contained, according to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park shared that firefighters ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Bears in the Great Smoky Mountains are starting to be more active, and there are some mountain-sized tips to keep families and animals safe. According to the Great Smoky Mountain ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — After nearly two years, a new superintendent has been selected for the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is asking visitors to help them track down an invasive ...

The country’s most-visited national park has a familiar face permanently taking over the superintendent position.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) —On Tuesday, the National Park Service lifted its overnight road closure of Newfound Gap Road. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park shared that the closure was lifted with ...

UPDATE: 1:2 PM Aug. 3, 2025: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park said Sunday afternoon that US 441/Newfound Gap Road is now open in North Carolina, between Cherokee and Newfound Gap. People are ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is asking for the public's help tracking down huge venomous bright yellow spiders. The national park said the Joro Spider, originally from East ...

A flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, on Tuesday morning rescued a hiker ...