The Oconaluftee Visitor Center is the main welcome and information center for the North Carolina side of the park. Built in 2011, it is the first visitor center to be constructed in the park since ...

All visitors centers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have reopened, the park announced in an Oct. 4 Facebook post, but some roads, campgrounds, trails and areas of the park are still closed ...

According to recent travelers, the Sugarlands Visitor Center should be your first stop in the park. The center features extensive natural history exhibits and screens a free 20-minute film about ...

The number of National Park Service employees who keep more than 400 sites running is dwindling thanks to layoffs, buyouts. Here's what it could mean for visitors this year.

This bill, along with other funding sources, is ensuring our parks can continue to welcome millions of visitors each year and ... Read more about Center for State of the Parks: Great Smoky Mountains ...

The nonprofit asked that visitors plan for locked bathroom facilities, including knowing how to bury their human waste properly, to avoid any unsanitary conditions or disease. Budget cuts hit the ...

More recently, visitors to the Oconaluftee Visitor ... Meldrum currently works part-time as a tour guide at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend, and he uses his earnings to ...

The trailhead for Alum Cave Trail is located near the Sugarlands Visitor Center, which was super ... tips to help you make the most of your Great Smoky Mountains adventure: Consider the time ...