Repair work is delaying the opening of Clingmans Dome Road at Great Smoky Mountains National Park until April 8. The delay is necessary to complete repairs to improve drainage in the main parking area, including a culvert replacement and roadway patching.

If Congress were to adopt President Biden's Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal, the National Park Service would see a nearly $500 million bump to $3.6 billion in its funding.

Parson Branch Road, a bucolic route that runs from Cades Cove to the western boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been closed since 2016 due to hazardous trees. Now, however, the road could reopen this summer as tree removal work is completed and rehabilitation of the gravel road is tackled.

Two wildfires that burned into Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina forced closures of some backcountry trails and campsites.