Located on the Tennessee and North Carolina border is the most visited National Park of the country, the marvelous Great ...

Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park. Scenic, roughly 30-mi ...

The fire was first reported on the evening of Aug. 26. The National Park Service is currently working to suppress the flames.

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains ...

The estimated size of a wildfire burning near Hannah Mountain on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

Firefighters continue to put out the slowly burning fire that began three weeks ago after a lightning strike, the National ...

The cause of a wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park first reported Aug. 26 has been identified by fire officials and investigators, according to a recent news release. On the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is leaving the park service to become the CEO and president of the Yosemite Conservancy in San Francisco. He will leave the park in ...

Several areas of the Smoky Mountains National Park have been closed due to potential ... provided a flyover on Aug. 27 to help map and monitor the fire, but the exact cause of the wildfire has ...

The latest news release from the park said that the fire has spread, and efforts are still being made to contain the flames.