Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain open with limited staff and basic visitor services from Nov. 3, 2025, through ...

Bring a book and sit on a bench by the water for a peaceful afternoon that costs nothing but time. Black Mountain has a walkable main street that’s perfect for stretching your legs and your dollars.

The centerpiece attraction is obviously Santa himself, holding court in his workshop like the CEO of Goodwill he is. Meeting the big guy in person when it’s 85 degrees outside creates a surreal ...

As the partial federal government shutdown passes the two-week mark, folks headed to Great Smoky Mountains National Park should know the popular park is still welcoming guests, including drivers just ...

Concerns are growing as more than 690,000 Tennesseans face being cut off from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits starting Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown - now the ...

CAROL. THANK YOU JANE. THIS TIME OF YEAR, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HITS TOURISM SEASON STRIDE. BUT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UNDERWAY, ONE POPULAR NATIONAL PARK COULD PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN. OUR PEYTON ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) —Full operations resumed at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday morning, despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. This comes after a partnership was ...

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Several local governments and agencies in Tennessee and North Carolina and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have been working together with the National Park Service to keep all of Great Smoky ...

GATLINBURG, Tn. (LEX 18) — The Gatlinburg Bypass in the Great Smoky Mountains is back open on Wednesday following a landslide on Sept. 27 that closed the roadway for several days. According to a ...