Newfound Gap Road/U.S. 441 is closed for a rockslide underneath the roadway, leaving it unstable, near the Alum Cave ...

Earlier today, the National Park Service announced in a news release that Newfound Gap Road (US441) in the Great Smoky ...

Find out why America's most popular national park welcomes millions of visitors every year and why this gem is renowned for ...

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

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

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 ...

The park lists Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26 as "Red Diamond Days," when the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will likely have "heavily congested roadways and completely ...

The National Park Service can’t charge an entrance fee into Great Smoky Mountains National Park because of Newfound Gap Road (also known as U.S. 441) and Little River Road.

The Great Smoky Mountains is, by far, the most popular national park. In 2015 it welcomed about 11 million visitors, nearly twice as many as second-ranked Grand Canyon.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so take the early mornings to your advantage to enjoy a more serene hike. Most visitors arrive between 10 and 11 a ...