The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... making it a great time to visit. However, you'll see higher rates for crisp fall October weekends. Most of the annual snowfall ...

The Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee ... federal funds to complete the land purchases. It was the first time in history that the United States government had spent its own money ...

If you've found your way to Townsend, nestled on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains, you're already privy to ...

UPDATE: U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg, Tennessee and Cherokee, North Carolina, is open again for a brief window of time ... closed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year ... That's the lowest attendance since 2018 and, at the same time, the sixth highest in history. The park had 13,297,648 visitors ...