Just four rangers bear the responsibility of patrolling 850 miles of hiking trails and monitoring more than 100 backcountry ...

2024 was something of a mixed bag for the world-famous Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On the one hand, Great Smoky Mountains once again took the title of "most-visited American national park" ...

Newfound Gap Road is set to close late Dec. 4 as winter weather rolls through East Tennessee. Here's when and what the forecast calls for overnight.

A hiker was found on the Den Ridge Trail east of Gatlinburg. Crew members hoisted the hiker into a helicopter.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park brought in an estimated $2 billion in visitor spending to gateway regions in 2024. The National Park Service released its 2024 ...

This not-so-secret Smoky Mountain gem was named the best small town in Tennessee. World Atlas dubbed Townsend as the best small town in Tennessee for a three-day weekend. The town borders Great Smoky ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As high winds move through East Tennessee, several roads within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are temporarily closed. Storm Team 6 is continuing to monitor the ...

Aligning with a trend towards travelers hoping to "touch grass" during their vacation, Airbnb found that one NC park stood ...

Concerns are growing as more than 690,000 Tennesseans face being cut off from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as of Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown - now the ...

In the other direction from the Nashville metro area, Gallatin is yet another Tennessee city that hosts a Christmas parade, ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Tennessee National Guard rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tuesday night. According to the National Guard, a flight crew from ...