When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal ...

Or explore “hidden gems” of the park such as the Troll Bridge at Elkmont and White Oak Sinks and Blowhole Cave near Cades Cove. Visitors also are encouraged to be mindful of their trash and ...

Southern Appalachia affords many opportunities to watch and learn more about our diverse species of wildlife. At my home near the border of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, I see ...

Six months after hurricane floods tore through Tennessee and North Carolina, historic Cataloochee Valley sites will welcome back visitors.

GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE — As spring begins, Great Smoky Mountains National Park reminds visitors of group size ... Gap Trail between Townsend and Cades Cove. Whiteoak Sink is a unique, sensitive ...

GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE — As spring begins, Great Smoky Mountains National Park reminds visitors of group size ... Gap Trail between Townsend and Cades Cove. Trillium grandiflorum blooms snowy ...

Helping to educate and protect visitors near Cades Cove Visitor Center is park volunteer, certified master herpetologist, and venomous snake handler Walt Peterson. “Copperheads hang out around ...