The Great Smoky Mountains are not just the setting for the annual writers conference, but a key feature with a focus on natural surroundings.

Funding cuts at the national level will have a direct impact on the Great Smoky Mountains, said Jeff Hunter with the National Parks Conservation Association.

The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on ...

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer ... similar to April precipitation totals. Key Events: ...

PIGEON FORGE — The second annual Smoky Mountain Guitar and Music Expo returns to Sevier County this month.

Voices in the Laurel will host its seventh annual Bingo Night fundraiser at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Smoky Mountain Event ...

But it's no cause for concern. Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, closing some roads and possibly causing ...

Due to a looming widespread federal government funding freeze, the National Park Service said it had to lay off over 2,000 ...

In a two-year research project starting this summer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will ... to compare against any future floods or other events that shift Smokies hellbender populations.

The natural phenomenon of the iconic monarch butterflies migrating south for the winter is a fascinating one - and it's one that's under threat.