Improvements are on the way for one of the most iconic and scenic roads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

GATLINBURG— Newfound Gap Road is getting an upgrade. Great Smoky Mountains National Park began a rehabilitation of a 7-mile ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, unlike some other national parks across the United States, doesn't charge for admission.

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

Maggie Valley is a popular elk-spotting area. There have been recent reports of dangerously close interactions and people ...

Located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the swimming hole is accessible with a relatively easy hike.

For more information about coexisting with North Carolina elk, visit Elk Smart. To report unauthorized interactions with elk or any wildlife violations, contact N.C. wildlife commission law ...

The flooded section is part of 12 miles of I-40 in North Carolina and Tennessee that was washed away or heavily damaged during Hurricane Helene.

Crews have reopened a section of Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains after flooding and a rock slide closed the major cross country highway for nine ...