My partner Sabrina and I were sitting on the couch watching Dolly Parton’s campy “Mountain Magic Christmas” in 2022, when ...

As Smokies school coordinator at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Anne Thomas-Abbott sees firsthand the power of ...

The National Park Service will close one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park next month as part ...

115 km of it in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s not only the outdoorsy type who appreciate Gatlinburg. The city ...

More than 300,000 visitors hike it every year. Here's what the rehabilitation will look like and when it will open again.

The National Park Service will begin a major rehabilitation on Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail will close for 18 months ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park hikers looking to explore Laurel Falls Trail will have to find another option over the next year and a half. The popular trail will close in January for major ...

and interpretive activities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park by providing educational products and services such as this column. Learn more atSmokiesLife.org or reach the author athollyk@ ...

The Great Smoky Mountains are arguably the most popular national park in the United States. More than 13 million people visited in 2023, which was more than oth ...

Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular of the Great Smoky Mountains, is set for some major renovations and rehabilitation. The Laurel Falls trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on ...

The most popular trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing and won’t reopen until mid-2026, according to the National Park Service. Laurel Falls Trail attracts as many as 375,000 ...