Great Smoky Mountains National Park has relied on 200 ... in the parks before the summer season hits," Wade told NPR in a Feb. 26 report. The Smokies is the country’s most-visited national ...

Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway maintained ... It comes after roughly 1,000 park service employees were fired in February by the Department of Government Efficiency or ...

Burn operations might begin Feb. 3 and continue through Feb. 5 ... More information about prescribed burns in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is available on the park's Wildland Fire webpage.

Major roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park remain closed ... Roads that have reopened as of Feb. 21 include: Occasional snow showers continuing throughout Feb. 20 potentially added an ...

“It's really hard to watch the decline in staffing,” former Smoky Mountains deputy superintendent and current chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Phil Francis told Knox News Feb ...

A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over ... rescue staff began searching for Houghton on Feb. 1 in the Smokemont area, particularly focusing ...

Due to continued dry conditions, winds, and high fire danger, the National Park Service is banning all campfires and charcoal ...

A winter storm could drop 1-3 inches of snow in East Tennessee, but meteorologists are uncertain about exact totals.

Knox News contacted the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior on Feb. 14 and 17 to confirm how many Great Smoky Mountains National Park employees were let go. Knox News had not ...