The hiking trails at Cumberland Mountain State Park deserve their own love letter. With over 14 miles of pathways ranging from “pleasant afternoon stroll” to “I should have trained for this,” there’s ...

Early morning hikers report fog and a cool breeze off the lake, with temperatures getting as low as the 30s in the early ...

Tennessee is proving that strategic investments in nature deliver measurable gains in both human health and economic ...

Although just 45 miles from Gatlinburg, across the Tennessee line, Great Smoky Mountains National Park seems a world apart in ...

As an unprecedented immigration crackdown enters a third month, a growing number of Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a racist and aggressive overreach of the federal ...

Spider may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many, but the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might ...

The past few years have seen record crowds in America's most popular national parks, including 12 million a year at this ...

Roam from riverbanks to mountaintops when you stay in this thriving Tennessee town. It's a scenic gateway city perfect for your next national park vacation.

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

On a piece of rocky ground at the base of a steep bank along the mist-shrouded Little River, oil painter Olena Babak sets up ...

While the federal government shutdown has furloughed federal employees and canceled programs at national parks across the country, all programs and areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) ...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The agreement to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park open during the federal government shutdown has been extended as local governments are working to make sure ...