Maximize your day with this Great Smoky Mountains National Park one day itinerary packed with scenic drives, food tips, and ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located on the border of both Tennessee and North Carolina. Knowing that the park ...

From misty mountain overlooks to music-filled cities and history-rich towns, Tennessee offers an incredible variety. After ...

America’s national parks are the beating heart of outdoor adventure, vast landscapes where every turn feels like a postcard and every trail holds a secret. Yet among these treasures, one park stands ...

On a piece of rocky ground at the base of a steep bank along the mist-shrouded Little River, oil painter Olena Babak sets up her easel. It’s late in the day to be starting a new piece - less than ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s beginning to feel like fall and Great Smoky Mountains National Park is preparing for a busy season. Thousands of people each year travel to the park to take in one of ...

With their flattened bodies, wrinkly skin, and stone-colored camouflage, hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) can be almost impossible to spot — unless you catch a glimpse of their tiny, beady ...

Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Jan. 7 ...

The National Park Service plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the western portion of Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Jan. 7-8, weather permitting.

With its bright orange color and blob-like form, witch’s butter (Tremella mesenterica) looks more like a Halloween prop than a fungus — but it’s very real, and very weird. This jelly fungus appears ...