Get off the beaten path in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with this guide including local expert tips to avoid ...

The National Park Service will begin a major rehabilitation on Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail will close for 18 months starting ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — If you’re planning a hike around New Year’s Day in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of its most popular trails will be closing during the first week of January ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (WATE) — While the famous Laurel Falls Trail is closed and several other trails remain closed due to damage from Helene, there are still many wonderful things to ...

The most popular trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing and won’t reopen until mid-2026, according to the National Park Service. Laurel Falls Trail attracts as many as 375,000 people ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park hikers looking to explore Laurel Falls Trail will have to find another option over the next year and a half. The popular trail will close in January for major ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s beginning to feel like fall and Great Smoky Mountains National Park is preparing for a busy season. Thousands of people each year travel to the park to take in one of ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — According to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park Service rangers responded on Monday afternoon to a visitor who had fallen in the park. GSMNP said ...