Funding provided by the state and local partners is keeping Great Smoky Mountains National Park operating during the shutdown. Roads, trails and popular sites such as Cades Cove have remained open to ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain fully open and operational through Nov. 2 amid the federal government shutdown, thanks to continued funding from a group of nonprofits and local and ...

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As the partial federal government shutdown passes the two-week mark, folks headed to Great Smoky Mountains National Park should know the popular park is still welcoming guests, including drivers just ...

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CAROL. THANK YOU JANE. THIS TIME OF YEAR, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HITS TOURISM SEASON STRIDE. BUT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UNDERWAY, ONE POPULAR NATIONAL PARK COULD PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN. OUR PEYTON ...

Cherokee, North Carolina, is located at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the southern terminus of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The town is a spectacular destination for leaf-peeping ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Gatlinburg Bypass in Tennessee remains closed as crews continue cleanup following a significant landslide on Sept. 27, the National Parks Service announced ...