But after nearly two years of trying, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally persuaded the U.S. Board on Geographic Names on Sept. 18 to agree to rename the highest point in the Great Smoky ...

“This has been a great year,” Becky Nichols, a National Park Service entomologist, told the Times-News June 5, soon before dusk. She’s studied insects at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for around ...

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

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual synchronous firefly viewing at Elkmont May 29-June 5, according to the National Park Service. Peak viewing dates typically fall in late May ...

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.

Synchronous fireflies are returning to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for their annual light show, and now we know when. The National Park Service announced the peak dates for viewing the ...

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 ...