Blount County remained among the regional partners keeping the lights on in Great Smoky Mountains National Park but a month ...

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

A Sevier County-led coalition of regional governments has agreed to help keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park open through the end of the year amid a federal ...

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

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

Some key areas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will stay open through early 2026, even during the federal government shutdown.

Since the federal government shutdown began in early October, state and local partners have provided funding to maintain full operations of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As the ...

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

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

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 ...