Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — One hundred years of hiking, education, volunteering and conservation in the Great Smoky Mountains started on an October day in 1924. Twenty hikers from the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As more people bundle up and head outdoors, many of them will travel to the Great Smoky Mountains to check out the leaves and fall colors. However, with the beauty of the ...

In this video, we explore Great Smoky Mountains National Park, visiting the old farm museum and hiking to one of its highest ...

I was fortunate enough to join my family this year for the holidays in Tennessee. Destination: the Great Smoky Mountains! We stayed in a beautiful cabin near the national park entrance. Of course, ...

It’s unlikely George and Charlie Barber guessed that anyone would remember their backcountry excursion 100 years later as they led a group of hikers to the summit of Mount Le Conte on a late October ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — In the latest edition of WATE’s Smoky Mountain Minute, experts with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park spoke about trail-thru hikers along the Appalachian Trail.

TENNESSEE, USA — It's no secret the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is beautiful year-round. Those brave enough to trek into the cold can be treated to stunning snowy views. However, these winter ...

With Memorial Day just around the corner, many Americans are gearing up to start planning their summer travel soon, and for many, visiting a national park is on their bucket list. It's no secret that ...

Laurel Falls Trail is a popular destination at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Seeing over 300,000 hikers annually, it’s one of the park’s most iconic trails. While Gatlinburg was largely ...

Officially, this scenic mountain highway is called Lakeview Drive, but it’s also known as the " Road to Nowhere ," a six-mile ...