Here are 12 of the most beautiful national parks in the U.S.

Local parks often form the recreational backbone of a community, and this small regional park near the Smoky Mountains makes for a great weekend outing.

In August 1973, I backpacked the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with two of my buddies, Ken and Ray. The three of us, all starving college students, planned to hike the entir ...

Before trailblazing Japanese photographer George Masa captured the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains, where did his love of ...

Great Smoky Mountains warns visitors as snow and ice keep at least ten park roads closed and travel conditions hazardous.

From catching Yosemite’s Firefall to biking a car-free Going-to-the-Sun Road, these national park experiences only happen ...

It takes some effort to hike there, but this once abandoned tower in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is worth the ...

The list reads like a celebration of small-town America, with the largest place on it topping out at just over 50,000 ...

From luxury ski resorts to remote rural retreats and historic fortresses, discover what our planet's most picturesque high ...

Alabama’s most romantic place to go, according to Travel and Leisure, also happens to be home to its highest. The travel website recently released a list of most romantic places to go in each state, ...

Los Angeles is home to several local parks offering hundreds of miles of hiking trails. Here are three hikes in L.A. or close ...