It is a day Lawrence Hyatt looks forward to all year — venturing into the Smokies backcountry to pay homage at the graves of early settlers who lived there. But this year, a landslide washed out the only trail leading to Lower Noland Cemetery, a place he’s visited regularly since childhood. The National Park Service,
Continuing with our list of “10 Things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains this Spring,” is #9 – Explore Cades Cove on a bicycle. The arrival of warmer weather means more visitors flocking to the Great Smokies in search of outdoor activities. Cades Cove is the most visited section of the most visited national
The Knoxville, Tenn. man who died while hiking in the national park succumbed to hypothermia. >> Read Complete Article
The newly renovated Sugarlands Visitor Center was re-dedicated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this past Saturday in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials and boosters were on hand for the re-dedication ceremony at the facility that hosts over 800,000 visitors per year. Changes to the visitor center include updating the exhibits and installing new
Newfound Gap Road (Hwy 441) has been re-opened to traffic. At 10:00 am on April 15 Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials opened the heavily traveled road that connects Cherokee, NC and Gatlinburg, TN. The road had been closed ever since the massive landslide on January 16 that destroyed roughly 200 feet of the road.
Spring has arrived in the Smokies again and soon visitors will be flocking to the park in search of the unique beauty and outdoor activities that can only be found in the Great Smoky Mountains. Over the next several days TheGreatSmokies.net will be listing 10 different things that you should consider doing during your Spring
The impacts of sequestration are already showing at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This weekend, Elkmont Campground was full, and sites A through D were open. >> Read Complete Article
Newport Plain Talk – Newport, TN The third annual Music of the Mountains, an afternoon program devoted to the celebration of Cocke County’s gospel music heritage, will be held Sunday, April 21, at the Smoky Mountains Visitors Center in Cosby starting at 2 p.m. “Our hills will indeed be alive with the sounds of music,”
Dolly Parton ushers in a string of new shows at her Dollywood theme park this year. And that includes fireworks, cleverly called “Dolly’s Nights of Many Colors.” This year means extended hours at the popular Pigeon Forge attraction, with the operation open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for six weeks at mid-summer, plus the addition
A three-inch snowfall on Sunday led to several hikers being stranded on the Appalachian Trail near Clingmans Dome Road in the Great Smoky Mountains. Park rangers were initially called in to help a hiker who was having chest pains near Mount Collins Shelter. During the hike to assist him they came across two more groups
