Located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the swimming hole is accessible with a relatively easy hike.

Residents in the Lake Junaluska community helped fund the construction and came up with the chapel idea, the website says, ...

Nature’s light show. The synchronous fireflies were more a local curiosity than a tourist sensation when entomologist Becky Nichols began working at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1997.

It’s a challenging time for national park research. One dedicated atmospheric scientist is soldiering on anyway.

Inclement weather doesn’t have to be a deal-breaker. “The reason you’re visiting a national park is to enjoy the beauty of ...

Those traveling to Cataloochee Valley should keep in mind that vehicles can only go part way into the valley. Visitors may ...

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most popular park in the country, welcoming over 12 million visitors each year. With hundreds of miles of hiking trails, rushing waterfalls, beautiful lakes, ...

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 ...

Abrams Falls Trail and trailhead parking lot will close June 16 through June 18 to allow crews to complete trail maintenance, the National Park Service announced June 13.

Each year, millions of visitors come to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg to experience the beauty and grandeur of the Great Smoky Mountains and America's most visited national park.