The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Smokies) is probably on top of anyone’s list whenever they’re thinking about a nature trip, going on a hike, or climbing the mountains. Well, at least it was ...

What better way to spend a summer day than reconnecting with nature? In honor of Juneteenth, the National Park Service is waiving all entrance and parking fees for visitors to its parks on June 19. At ...

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park ranks as most popular in the U.S. in a recent poll. National Park Week runs from Saturday, April 19 through Sunday, April 27. National Park Week is no exception.

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Some people hear that Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most-visited national park and think it’s a reason to stay away. The opposite is true. There’s a reason it’s so popular: This spectacular ...

With its bright orange color and blob-like form, witch’s butter (Tremella mesenterica) looks more like a Halloween prop than a fungus — but it’s very real, and very weird. This jelly fungus appears ...

Knoxville natives Sherri Gibson and Marcia League call it their “backyard.” To everyone else, it’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The two women, both in their seventies, have grown up in and ...