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How to chase waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains

How to chase waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

How to chase waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Pilot plan to control trail congestion at Laurel Falls will begin in September

The National Park Service is asking for input about a pilot project that will reduce overcrowding at Laurel Falls.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Two dead after motorcycle crash in the Great Smoky Mountains

Rangers say 50-year-old Benjamin Braunsdorf and 46-year-old Wendy Fitzgibbon died when their motorcycle left the road and hit a sign on Highway 321.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

GSMNP to start paid parking, shuttle pilot program at Laurel Falls as visitation hits new records

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park reported more than 6 million visitors just halfway through the year. With so many visitors, rangers say safety is a concern.
Black History

The sound of the Smokies | Historians, musicians work to preserve African influence on Southern Appalachian music

African American musicians played a critical part in the sounds that we hear in many genres today and the sounds that we will hear in the future.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

5 tips for taking selfies in front of the Great Smoky Mountains sign

No trip to the national park is complete without a picture with the entrance sign. Here are five tips for nailing your selfie game on your next visit.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

5 tips for selfies with the Great Smoky Mountains sign

If you visited the national park without taking a photo with the sign, did you really visit the Smokies?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

What to know for a hike to Clingmans Dome

The highest point in the Smokies is worth every step to the top. Digital Storyteller Elizabeth Sims shares tips to know before you go.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

What you should know before you hike Clingmans Dome

Believe it or not, the trek to the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park isn't as hard as you might think, just 0.5 miles.
Hometown Spotlight

Hometown Spotlight: Great Smoky Mountains

The mountains aren't just beautiful. They also have decades of history and impactful stories of those who live and work in this beauty of East Tennessee.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Muddy Pond Sorghum makes products the traditional way

"Foods of the Smokies" gets their sorghum from a couple who runs the business Muddy Pond Sorghum. They bring mules to Cades Cove for demonstrations.
Five At Four

How African-American Appalachian music influenced the sounds of today

The music that came out of southern Appalachia developed into bluegrass and country music, and is heavily influenced by Black Appalachian musicians of the past.