You could see the Great Smoky Mountains on this bucket list-worthy train ride. Or you could drive through on one of the best ...

A 35-piece All-American Brass Band will perform at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center some of America’s favorite marches and patriotic music.

March 17, 2025 0 713 The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Smokies) is probably on top of anyone’s list whenever they’re thinking about a nature trip, going on a hike, or climbing the mountains.

Meldrum, who retired from the National Park Service in 2016, donates his wares for sale at the Cades Cove Visitor Center and the Great Smokies Welcome Center in Townsend, both in Tennessee.

The Sugarlands and Oconaluftee visitor centers have reopened as of 9 a.m. Jan. 12 and will remain open until 4:30 p.m., but the Cable Mill Visitor Center in Cades Cove remains closed.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so take the early mornings to your advantage to enjoy a more serene hike. Most visitors arrive between 10 and 11 a ...

The National Park Service will begin a major rehabilitation on Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail will close for 18 months ...

Numbers from the National Park Service show Great Smoky Mountains had 12.2 million visitors in 2024, the most of any park in the system. That’s up from a little more than 9 million visitors a ...