The National Park Service is temporarily banning backcountry campfires in Great Smoky Mountains National Park effective immediately due to dry conditions and the increased risk for wildfires, ...

GATLINBURG (WATE) – The Great Smoky Mountain National Park announced a temporary ban on campfires in the park’s backcountry until further notice. The park said they made the decision to issue a burn ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The National Park Service said Monday backcountry campfires would be temporarily banned in the Great Smoky Mountains due to an increased risk of wildfires. In a ...

It stands to reason that the best National Parks in the U.S. would also be the most popular, at least in most respects, and ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will temporarily close several roads and facilities ahead of the winter storm posed to ...

This story has been updated to include information about roads reopening. Roads through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have reopened after a snowstorm, while other areas of the park are ...

We planned a summer trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to introduce our young daughters to camping. Not that we urbanites didn't try to immerse ourselves in nature at home. In Paris, where we ...