Kephart and a few like-minded people proposed that the Smoky Mountains be made into a national park ... Great Depression was devastating the country, and the people of Tennessee and North Carolina ...

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to ...

North Carolina, is now open to traffic following the Jan. 10 winter storm that dumped up to 6 inches of snow in areas across East Tennessee. However, multiple Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

The Smokies are a beautiful place to explore in winter - but visitors should be prepared for snow, ice, high winds, bitter ...

The most popular trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing ... location near a key entrance of the park, which straddles the North Carolina-Tennessee state line.

Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park ... near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, over the mountains and into Cherokee, North Carolina.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park reports it has 14 ... a key two-lane highway that cuts through the park from Tennessee into North Carolina. This story was originally published January 22 ...

The best way to get around Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... three main entrances to the park, two in Tennessee (Gatlinburg and Townsend) and one in North Carolina (Cherokee).

Air pollution can travel hundreds of miles, affecting the air quality in national parks and communities far from the original source. While Great Smoky Mountains sits between Tennessee and North ...

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