The National Park Service has reopened part of US 441/Newfound Gap Road in the Smokies after a landslide on Aug. 1 completely ...

Today, the National Park Service announced that Newfound Gap Road (US441) is open on the North Carolina side of the park ...

Due to a landslide Aug. 1 on Newfound Gap Road/US 441, the main artery from North Carolina to Tennessee is closed ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the mountain ridges of Tennessee and North Carolina, drawing visitors from ...

There have been more than 150 crashes this year. Rangers will be stationed throughout the park to slow drivers down.

Great Smoky Mountians National Park ranks as No. 2 in U.S. for wildlife sightings The Smokies are home to more than 19,000 species There's some bear-y exciting news! The Great Smoky Mountains ...

A landslide closed a busy highway in the North Carolina and Tennessee mountains late Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, National Park ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is by far the most visited national park in the country. It's not even close. The Smokies welcomed 13.3 million visitors in 2023, its second-highest year on record.

I've visited all 63 major US national parks. I think Great Smoky Mountains and Grand Canyon are some of the best parks for ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has unmatched biodiversity. More than 17,000 different plants, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, lichen and other forms of life have been documented in the park.

I recently visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee for the first time. I was surprised by some of the park's unique features, like free entry and historic settlements.

Newfound Gap Road/U.S. 441 is closed for a rockslide underneath the roadway, leaving it unstable, near the Alum Cave trailhead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The slide happened ...