Beginning in January, the National Park Service will begin a multi-year project to improve safety and infrastructure on the Gatlinburg Spur, the scenic road connecting Pigeon Forge and ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is preparing to begin a multi-year long project improving safety and infrastructure on the Gatlinburg Spur in the new year.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee National Forest, Cumberland Gap, and more create an exquisite natural landscape that attracts millions of visitors each year. The Volunteer State is ...

This not-so-secret Smoky Mountain gem was named the best small town in Tennessee. World Atlas dubbed Townsend as the best small town in Tennessee for a three-day weekend. The town borders Great Smoky ...

Lee Zimmerman Correspondent for The Daily Times Nov 26, 2025 Nov 26, 2025 In many ways, Dolly Parton and the Christmas season have much in common. The joy they inspire tends to linger long after the ...

Is Cades Cove open now? What about Sugarlands Visitor Center? Do you need a parking tag to visit the country’s most-visited national park? Visitors have lots of questions surrounding Great Smoky ...

On January 19, 2007, while heading toward rehearsals for the Broadway musical adaptation of 9 to 5, based on her 1980 comedy hit, Dolly Parton found herself riding around New York City in a limousine, ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Closures at Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the federal government shutdown are raising concerns for people who depend on the park for their livelihoods.

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. - The Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion, which began 13 years ago, has grown from a small local meet-up into one of the largest Jeep gatherings in the country. Each year, nearly ...

A busy highway in the North Carolina and Tennessee mountains that closed on Saturday due to a mudslide has reopened, National Park Service rangers said. U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky ...