Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Newfound Gap Road Across Great Smoky Mountains National Park Open End-To-End

The entire Newfound Gap Road across Great Smoky Mountains National Park reopened today between Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Cherokee, North Carolina, a month ahead of schedule.

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By NPT Staff - April 15th, 2013 12:33pm

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Can You Name The Most-Visited Units Of The National Park System From 2012?

Acadia, Yellowstone, and Yosemite are some of the most adored units of the National Park System, but they don't show up in the top 10 list of most-visited parks during 2012. They're quite a ways from the top 10, actually.

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By NPT Staff - April 4th, 2013 3:03am

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Another County Voices Opposition To Backcountry Fees At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Opposition continues to mount in the counties surrounding Great Smoky Mountains National Park to backcountry fees the park instituted earlier this year.

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By NPT Staff - March 29th, 2013 3:03am

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Snow Delays Spring Opening Of Clingmans Dome Road At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The calendar may show it's spring, but you wouldn't know it by conditions across much of the country this week. Among the areas where winter just won't let go is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where a recent snowstorm will delay the planned spring opening of the road to Clingmans Dome.

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By Jim Burnett - March 27th, 2013 5:28pm

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Another County Opposes Backcountry Fees At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Another county whose lands include Great Smoky Mountains National Park has gone on record opposing the park's fee for overnight backcountry use.

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By NPT Staff - March 14th, 2013 4:03am

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Closing Some Campgrounds Due To Budget Cuts

Three front-country campgrounds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park won't open this year due to the budget cuts brought on by the federal government's inability to resolve taxing and spending differences.

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By NPT Staff - March 13th, 2013 4:03am

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Traveler's View: Congress, National Park Service Need To Restructure Fees For Centennial Celebration

"Mountaineers are always free" is West Virginia's state motto, but that sentiment is getting harder and harder to find in the National Park System, where an imbalance in fee structures charges you for sleeping on the bare ground but not for burning gas as you negotiate the 11-mile loop of Cades Cove.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 11th, 2013 4:03am

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Backcountry Fee Draws Lawsuit

What authority does the National Park Service have to charge access fees in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and, presumably, other national parks? That question is the focus of a lawsuit filed in a bid to overturn the Smokies' move to charge backcountry users.

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By NPT Staff - March 5th, 2013 3:03am

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NPS Academy, Alternative Spring Break Bringing Youth To National Parks

Spring break is commencing at colleges around the country, and for more than 200 students that means a trip not to the beach, but to a national park to participate either in the National Park Service Academy or an "Alternative Spring Break" program in parks.

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By NPT Staff - March 3rd, 2013 3:03am

Traveler's Gear Box: Tubbs Wilderness Snowshoes

It must be tough to be a snowshoe manufacturer. Since most recreational shoes moved away from wooden frames to aluminum ones, their lifespan went up incredibly. But that doesn't mean it might not be time for you to upgrade to one of the latest models.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2013 8:57am

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