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Bryson City, North Carolina, is a cool mountain town full of outdoor adventure activities. It is also a southern gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most popular national park in the ...

The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is gaining popularity as a less-crowded alternative to the Great Smoky Mountains. New businesses, including a brewpub and a Filipino restaurant, ...

Elkins itself is a delightful small city that serves as a gateway to some of West Virginia’s most beautiful natural attractions. The restaurant’s proximity to the Monongahela National Forest makes it ...

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

After closing for winter weather the night of Dec. 9, the major road through the park between Gatlinburg and Cherokee, North ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers said they rescued a young black bear using some unconventional methods. It happened back in October on Laurel Creek Road.

Growing up in Swain County, North Carolina, Nathan Dee Greene ate a lot of apples. The family had several trees of their own, but every fall, they bought bushels from the nearby orchard on Laurel ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — With normal operations back in effect and furloughed staff beginning to return, how has the end of the government shutdown affected Great Smoky Mountains National Park?