The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Offering various train rides through different parts of the park, this is one of the best ...

Riding on the train on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad should also be a plan for those craving breathtaking winter views. Visitors can also enjoy shopping in the galleries, paddleboarding down ...

This story has been updated to include information about roads reopening. Roads through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have reopened after a snowstorm, while other areas of the park are ...

This article has been updated to reflect higher predicted snowfall totals. The Great Smoky Mountains should receive their first snow of the season Oct. 15 as temperatures drop and rain turns to ...

Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park. Scenic, roughly 30-mi ...

America’s most visited national park is undergoing a name change. The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is officially reverting to its ...

Kuwohi, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, is the highest peak within the tribe’s ancestral homeland and offers a sweeping view of treetops throughout the Great Smoky Mountains. It’s “the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the country's most popular national park sites. It offers postcard-perfect views and plentiful wildlife. World-renowned for its biodiversity, the beauty ...

The federal board on Sept. 18 unanimously approved the renaming of Clingmans Dome, the observation tower-topped mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Eastern Band of the Cherokee ...

The US Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday to change the name of Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Kuwohi, following a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee ...

an all-inclusive resort almost a mile high in the Great Smoky Mountains. The restaurant is open to non-resort guests as well, and features Schmidt’s garden-inspired Southern menu. “When ...