Great Smoky Mountains Seeks Volunteers
The Volunteers-in-Parks program at the Smokies is recruiting for volunteers at Oconaluftee and Clingmans Dome for the busy April-November season. >> Read Complete Article
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Latest news stories from around the Great Smoky Mountains.
Another Chairlift In The Works For Gatlinburg
If things go as 805 Parkway Partners hope, downtown could become home to another chairlift. The proposed site plan, presented at Tuesday’s City Commission workshop to discuss the request for right-of-way usage, includes a restaurant, parking lot and chairlift up the mountainside, to a two-story structure consisting of a restaurant and gift shop. >> Read
Great Smokies Tops All Other National Parks in Visitor Spending
A recent study shows the impact of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s superlatives go beyond being the most visited national park in the system. It tops the other 397 parks in visitor spending, with a total that’s almost twice as high as its closes rival. >> Read Full Article
Construction on Townsend Bridge Near Smokies Entrance Completed
The construction hampering traffic at the Townsend entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park has, for the most part, ended. Traffic is again flowing in and out of the Park at regular speeds and in both lanes. There is no longer a signal controlling traffic. There are no more road-narrowing barriers. >>Read Complete Article
Trailhead Thieves Head To Prison
Three Tennessee residents are headed to prison for breaking into a slew of cars at trailheads in Haywood County during a several month period, hitting hiker’s vehicles in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Pisgah National Forest. >> Read Full Article
New Apps Could Enrich Visitor Experience in the Great Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains the busiest of the nation’s parks by far, despite a drop in attendance last year. Smokies Superintendent Dale Ditmanson said park officials are looking at new ways to draw visitors. The 500,000-acre forested park on the Tennessee-North Carolina state line drew 9,008,831 visitors last year, down a half-million
Automobile Accidents on the Little River Road
Two separate accidents on the Little River Road on Sunday, December 11 required rescue personnel to extricate the drivers from their vehicles. >> Read Full Article
Thanksgiving in the Great Smoky Mountains
by RACHEL OSBORN The Mountain Press With almost everyone out of school and off work for a few days, Thanksgiving weekend seemed to be the perfect time to explore the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding areas. Though temperatures were only in the mid-30s on Thursday morning, the parking lots of Sugarlands Visitor Center
Great Smoky Mountains Winter Schedule
With winter just around the corner many roads and facilities will be closed until the spring season. For a full list of the closures visit the link below. >> Read Full Article
Cades Cove Preservation Association Celebrates Birthday
Thousands of tourists travel through Cades Cove this time of year for a peek at the peak fall colors and many of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s historic buildings. However, one of the largest collections of Cades Cove artifacts sits almost 30 miles away in Maryville. >> Read Full Article