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

With half of Americans living within 500 miles of the Great Smoky Mountains, these hills have long held the title of the most ...

There’s something profoundly different about watching an elephant amble across the savanna versus seeing one pace behind ...

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

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

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For many students at UT, trips to one of our closest national parks could be negatively impacted this fall. The Great Smoky ...

As the partial federal government shutdown passes the two-week mark, folks headed to Great Smoky Mountains National Park should know the popular park is still welcoming guests, including drivers just ...

The Cherokee Indians will help keep a key U.S. highway open and maintained in Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the federal government shutdown. At a special session Friday, the Eastern Band ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Shutdown forces National Park Service to furlough staff and suspend web and social media updates. National Park Service areas ...

The federal government shutdown means facilities in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed, including Cades Cove, though some roads and ... to the extent that it endangers human health ...