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A landslide closed a busy highway in the North Carolina and Tennessee mountains late Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, National Park ...
Newfound Gap Road/U.S. 441 is closed for a rockslide underneath the roadway, leaving it unstable, near the Alum Cave ...
Earlier today, the National Park Service announced in a news release that Newfound Gap Road (US441) in the Great Smoky ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the mountain ridges of Tennessee and North Carolina, drawing visitors from ...
There have been more than 150 crashes this year. Rangers will be stationed throughout the park to slow drivers down.
The National Park Service can’t charge an entrance fee into Great Smoky Mountains National Park because of Newfound Gap Road (also known as U.S. 441) and Little River Road.
Great Smoky Mountians National Park ranks as No. 2 in U.S. for wildlife sightings The Smokies are home to more than 19,000 species There's some bear-y exciting news! The Great Smoky Mountains ...
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so take the early mornings to your advantage to enjoy a more serene hike. Most visitors arrive between 10 and 11 a ...
With few exceptions, all vehicles parking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 15 minutes now need a parking tag as part of the park's new Park It Forward program.
Crashes continue to be the leading cause of deaths in the Great Smoky Mountains. Car accidents have continued at the park, with seven crashes reported in a single day just a couple of days ago on July ...
The Great Smoky Mountains is, by far, the most popular national park. In 2015 it welcomed about 11 million visitors, nearly twice as many as second-ranked Grand Canyon.