The phenomenon only occurs a few weeks each year and entry is limited, but watching thousands of fireflies light up ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — With more than 800 miles of trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and waterfalls, sweeping cliffside views, towering forests, backcountry wilderness and ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — With over 800 miles of trails, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has options for outdoor adventurers of every level. For newer hikers or those looking to ...

Ahead of Pigeon Forge’s annual Wilderness Wildlife Week (Jan. 5-8), event organizers are accepting submissions for the 2026 ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a bucket list for many, as evidenced by the 13.3 million visitors to the park in 2023. Those who live nearby get to visit more often, of course. But if you ...

Zoo Knoxville gave a preview Thursday night of its newest offering, Smoky Night Lights. The first-of-its-kind, nighttime ...

Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, a one-way scenic loop that provides access to popular areas in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is scheduled to close the night of Oct. 21 for maintenance. Park ...

What used to be an undeveloped ravine at Zoo Knoxville is now an 360° immersive show giving guests a chance to experience the Great Smoky Mountains in a new way.

Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) may look like a delicate bloom, but it’s hiding a clever spring-loaded trick. Inside each cup-shaped flower, the stamens are tucked into little pockets in the petals ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is leaving the National Park Service. He has been chosen as the new president and CEO of the Yosemite ...