Information about camping, hiking, fishing. etc. in the Great Smokies National Park.
(From WDEF.com) – Barring freezing weather or heavy rain, forestry technicians in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will spray for pests in Cades Cove on Monday. That means the Loop Road through the scenic cove will be closed that day and part of the loop will be closed on Tuesday as well. Technicians will
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is changing its backcountry reservation and permitting process. Beginning early next year, the park will collect a $4 per person per night fee for backcountry camping. >> Read Complete Article
This last weekend of September marks the calm before the October storm of people descend on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. More than a million visitors enter the park each October to see the magnificent seasonal colors produced by the trees. >> Read Complete Article
A citizens’ organization seeking to overturn the new backcountry camping fee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park wants to take its case to court. >> Read Complete Article
If you’ve ever been to the Elkmont campground in the Great Smoky Mountains or hiked on the Little River Trail, then you’ve seen the remnants of the Elkmont “ghost town,” the area where numerous old homes stand in various states of disrepair. Located next to the former logging town of Elkmont (where the Elkmont Campground
Bears might be the traditional roadside celebrities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but the competition is closing in. This year marks the 12th anniversary of the experimental release of 25 elk in some of the park’s remotest corners, followed by the release of 27 more in 2002. >> Read Complete Article
To familiarize visitors with the cultural history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, as well as to remind locals what the Sevier County area used to be like, the National Park Service hosted a free story-telling and musical performance on Saturday afternoon. >> Read Complete Article
Sometimes, you have to pay to play. But that mantra had a mixed reaction Wednesday with the announcement by the National Park Service that those who camp in the Smokies backcountry will pay $4 a night. >> Read Complete Article
The observation tower at Look Rock on the Foothills Parkway closed for construction on Monday, February 27Â and is scheduled to reopen March 23. Officials at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said a new police radio repeater will be installed by the Blount County Sheriff’s Office. The upgrade will improve communication for the sheriff
Located near the Southeastern section of the park, Cataloochee Valley was once the biggest and most prosperous community in the area that now comprises the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In the early years of the 1900’s there were roughly 1,200 residents and around 200 buildings scattered throughout the valley. The name Cataloochee is derived
