The Smokies are a beautiful place to explore in winter - but visitors should be prepared for snow, ice, high winds, bitter cold or closed roads.

Some of that snow was already on the ground when an arctic air brought record-setting cold to the mountains along the ...

A research project will gather data on hellbender populations, which have declined over recent decades and were damaged after ...

The park encourages the public to bring historic photos of old homesites, hand drawn maps or other documents that will help the park identify these locations. Several additional volunteers who are ...

It’s not just Gates of the Arctic either; Alaska has some of the least visited national parks of all, with Wrangell-St. Elias ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park reports it has 14 inches at Mount LeConte, which stands at an elevation of 6,593 feet. Newfound Gap in the middle of the 522,427-acre park has 11 inches on the ...

These beautiful national parks are free to enter every day of the year. Wondering if they're good ones? Trust us—they're ...

By now, the story of Hurricane Helene is a tragically familiar one: the endless rain, the swollen rivers, the angry water ...

There is a shrinking potential to increase the amount of official wilderness in the country. The possibilities are waning ...

Fortunately, there are 500,000 acres of mountains in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for all those people ... the roads are clear, and wildlife is most visible, as animals actively look ...