Revising how America's most beautiful public lands are protected would create more ways for Americans to interact with some ...

Growing up in the Great Smoky Mountains' Locust Ridge in East Tennessee as the fourth of 12 children, Dolly Parton admitted that her modest roots meant she wasn’t exposed to travel early in her life.

It's not surprising the strikingly large, colorful spiders native to Asia have reached the national park. What does it mean ...

Find this underrated destination in the Great Smoky Mountains for outdoor adventures year-round, from hiking and horseback to ...

Holly Kays is the lead writer for the 29,000-member Smokies Life, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the scientific, historical, and interpretive activities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...