Information about camping, hiking, fishing. etc. in the Great Smokies National Park.
Moonshine: A word that paints a thousand pictures. In fact, according to author and University of North Carolina at Asheville history professor Dan Pierce, life in the Smoky Mountain region for many often brings to mind a vivid image of the lowly moonshiner holding his XXX-labeled stoneware jug, passed out beside his cooper pot still.
Severe thunderstorms on Thursday caused extensive damage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Numerous trees were blown down and several trails have been closed as a result. The Gabes Mountain Trail and Snake Den Ridge Trail at Cosby and the Baxter Creek Trail and Big Creek Trail at Big Creek have been closed because
(AP) – Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park helped to rescue a 53-year-old hiker who was struck by a falling tree during a storm and has multiple injuries. The park service said in a news release on Friday that Nathan Lipsom of Cambridge, Mass., was hiking on Low Gap Trail on Thursday when
With each passing day our connections to the past slip through our fingers, taking with them their first-person stories of what life was like in the Smokies before Google, iTunes or even black-and-white television. When Beth Bramhall, in her role as a Parks in Classroom seasonal ranger with Great Smoky Mountains National Park, decided to
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has teamed up with the Balsam Mountain Trust for a special program on Birds of Prey at the Oconaluftee Multipurpose Room on Thursday, June 6.
Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park could see more bears this year than last year. That’s because of an increase in cubs born in the park since last summer. “We’ve had reports anywhere from one to four bear cubs. Two to three is most common, but we have had one report of four,”
Continuing with our list of “10 Things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains this Spring,” is #7 – Take a Waterfall Hike. Spring is arguably the best time of the year to visit one of the many beautiful waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains. Temperatures are usually mild, insects are still at a minimum,
It is a day Lawrence Hyatt looks forward to all year — venturing into the Smokies backcountry to pay homage at the graves of early settlers who lived there. But this year, a landslide washed out the only trail leading to Lower Noland Cemetery, a place he’s visited regularly since childhood. The National Park Service,
Continuing with our list of “10 Things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains this Spring,” is #9 – Explore Cades Cove on a bicycle. The arrival of warmer weather means more visitors flocking to the Great Smokies in search of outdoor activities. Cades Cove is the most visited section of the most visited national
Horses graze in a peaceful meadow in the late afternoon sun at Cades Cove…. Cades Cove is the best location in the Smokies to view wildlife. Black bears, deer, turkey, and coyotes can all be seen regularly roaming the fields throughout the cove. Early morning and late afternoon are the best times to view wildlife.
