Right now is prime leaf-peeping season in the Smokies. Take a look at our photos of the colorful trees in the national park.

At the suggestion of a New York publicity firm, the group called itself the Great Smoky Mountain Conservation Association. Soon, the mountains themselves were referred to as the Great Smokies.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the country's most popular national park sites. It offers postcard-perfect views and plentiful wildlife. World-renowned for its biodiversity, the beauty ...

Place naming is only truly reparative if these processes truly reflect the agency and intent of these historically oppressed ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The historic Noah "Bud" Ogle Cabin has been preserved. Last year, a storm tore off the ...

NPS officials are reminding drivers that no commercial vehicles are allowed on this main road connecting Cherokee in North Carolina to Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Kuwohi, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, is the highest peak within the tribe’s ancestral homeland and offers a sweeping ...

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Monarch butterflies are at risk of becoming an endangered species. Right now, volunteers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are helping with conservation ...

Korrin Bishop If you're interested in art and authentic Appalachian crafts, you'll want to spend a day exploring the 8-mile loop through Gatlinburg's Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community.

TONS OF POLLUTION ARE EMITTED FROM THE TOP FIVE REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES LIKELY IMPACTING THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK The mountains originally got their name — the Smokies — from the ...