Missouri’s Big Cedar Lodge offers a variety of accommodations, multiple golf courses, 13 restaurants and bars, a top-rated ...

The National Park Service is investigating a case of illegal deer poaching in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and urging the public to share any information that ...

Want to see black bears or wild elk in the Smokies? We've ranked the top 5 spots in the park where you are almost guaranteed ...

In 1818, the United States government and the Cherokee Indians signed the Calhoun Treaty, which opened Cades Cove to ...

Visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is always a treat. From the historic log cabins to cascading creeks, from dripping mountain laurels to gigantic boulders, everything in the park holds ...

The ongoing government shutdown - not past the 40-day mark - is the longest in the country's history, but the end might be in sight. The Senate on Nov. 9 took the first steps to passing funding that ...

As Western North Carolina heads into the winter season, a group of nonprofits and local leaders are scaling back funding to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway ...

This story was produced in partnership with RE:PUBLIC Lands Media, an independent, nonprofit news organization. The Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail forms a 5.5-mile loop through dense hardwoods, ...

I stumbled into Townsend on a foggy October morning, expecting nothing more than a quick pit stop before tackling the tourist-packed heart of the Smokies. What I found instead was a town that moves at ...

Start your engines Raleigh, it’s time to chase the Fall across North Carolina on an Autumnal getaway from Raleigh! In our opinion, NC has some of the best places in the USA to visit for leaf peeping, ...

Korrin Bishop is an outdoor travel expert who once lived near Gatlinburg. She spent considerable time exploring all Gatlinburg has to offer, especially Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you like ...