The deal to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park open has been extended into the new year as the government shutdown ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain open with limited staff and basic visitor services from Nov. 3, 2025, through ...

Local and state government organizations in Tennessee are paying $80,000 a week to keep the park open through Jan. 4.

Friends of the Smokies and Sevier County officials said they will be able to keep the park open through at least Jan. 4 if ...

The most popular national park in the country will remain open with basic visitor services and limited staffing amid the ...

While other national parks are closed as the government shutdown drags on, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open - at ...

Get off the beaten path in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with this guide including local expert tips to avoid ...

Outside’s national parks columnist braved America’s busiest national park before a coalition of local governments and ...

TENNESSEE, USA — (Update: 9/27 at 11:24 a.m.) Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the Cades Cove Loop Road will reopen at noon on September 28, after a three-week closure to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Visitors will be unable to access Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for a few days in late April due to roadwork. The National Park Service says Cades ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park will make vehicle-free Wednesdays a permanent summer fixture at Cades Cove following a 2020 pilot program to test the concept. Beginning ...

One of Great Smoky Mountains National Park's most visited sites will be closed for most of September. According to the National Park service, Cades Cove Loop Road will be closed to bicyclists, drivers ...