TOWNSEND (WATE) — Saturday afternoon, protests transpired at the Townsend entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, marking the second time demonstrators rallied in support of park staff ...

A federal government shutdown will close facilities in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Roads and trails will likely stay open, but services like restrooms and trash pickup will stop. Most ...

Nothing says "summer" quite like late-night chats around a campfire, overflowing oozy s'mores and nights spent under the stars. You could go camping in your own tent, or you could go "glamping," where ...

The state and local partners funding the reopening of Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the shutdown will keep the park open another 10 days.

The Townsend Planning Commission unanimously recommended adding the city’s first B3 zoning to the map Thursday evening, Oct. 10 after previous attempts to forward the issue failed. The proposed ...

NOTE: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has extended their deadline for comments until July 12, 2016 on a proposal to increase fees at frontcountry campgrounds and picnic pavilions and to switch ...