The winter of 2022-2023 was a disappointment for skiers. Last winter was even worse, but the 2024-2025 season made up for it.

Some of the items in stores at visitor centers have an extra connection to the park: they're the work of current or retired rangers and volunteers.

Join me as I share the national pabest Smoky Mountain vacation ideas for every traveler based on my experience exploring the ...

You know that old saying – it’s not about the destination but the journey itself? This is how I feel about a Raleigh to the ...

It was an icy mid-winter day when 73-year-old Ann Houghton parked her Subaru Outback at the Smokemont campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, shouldered her pack, and tramped into the ...

Sevier County, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Pittman Center, and Sevierville have issued a burn ban until further notice.

I first fell in love with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a visit in the spring, and now that I live in TN, it is ...

When the cold breath of winter sweeps across the United States, an enchanting transformation occurs in the country’s national ...

While some have better weather than others, national parks are a favorite vacation destination for any time of year. Here's a ...

For the first time in years, the Northeast is experiencing a long, deep winter. For people who love snow it's a playground. NPR's Brian Mann went snowshoeing in New York's Adirondack Mountains.

It's been a long, hard winter in much of the ... ice now on this wild mountain pond. Big mountains rise on the horizon, glacial and white. The sky is smoky with clouds. And as I stop to rest ...