If you're looking to explore the Smoky Mountains, this hidden destination is an absolute gem, offering hikes to scenic ...

There are few fall experiences more enchanting than watching the North Carolina mountains transform into a kaleidoscope of color, and one of the most magical ways to take it all in is aboard The Great ...

More than 30 apple trees persist on The Purchase at the national park. They're more than 125 years old, and their DNA is being studied.

North Carolina is a rich travel destination, with national parks, vibrant cities and wellness retreats. Each article ...

Blue Ridge Parkway stretches for 469 miles, according to the National Park Service, and connects Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. There ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — A long-awaited natural spectacle is unfolding in western North Carolina and along the Tennessee border. Brood XIV cicadas emerged from the ground after 17 years of ...

Businesses in North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains region are losing thousands of dollars in the wake of Hurricane Helene as tourists avoid the state or cancel plans to visit. A new NBC report ...

The narrow, winding roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are notoriously dangerous, but that’s not stopping big rigs from using the park as a bypass for storm-damaged Interstate 40, park ...

Visitors have questions about the country’s most-visited national park amid the government shutdown. Here’s what’s open and ...

A year to the day Hurricane Helene arrived in North Carolina, a mountain landslide closed a popular road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rangers said on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. National Park ...

Great Smoky Mountains park rangers responded to an Oct. 13 incident Roaring Fork Road Motor Nature Trail involving a semi-truck which got stuck overnight, officials say. NPS photo The narrow, winding ...