Great Smoky Mountains National Park

National Park Service Rehabilitating Cosby Entrance Road At Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park on December 9 will begin a rehabilitation of the 2.3-mile-long Cosby Entrance Road from Tennessee State Route 32 to the gate of Cosby Campground.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 10th, 2025 6:33pm

Great Smoky Mountains Finishes Restoration Of Ramsey Cascades Trail

Beloved trail reopens in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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By justin.housman - January 10th, 2025 6:30pm

New George Masa Biography Reveals Startling Discoveries

George Masa, a slender Japanese man with a big grin who hiked throughout the mountains of western North Carolina and east Tennessee in the 1920s and early 1930s, left behind a remarkable photographic chronicle of the landscape soon to become Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 13th, 2024 7:03am

Expect Traffic Delays At Great Smoky Mountains National Park In Coming Weeks

Expect delays as Great Smoky Mountains National Park begins closing road lanes for tree mitigation work.

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By justin.housman - December 13th, 2024 7:03am

In The Aftermath Of Helene

While sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina are being reopened, the economic damage to towns along the parkway won't be as easily overcome.

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By Kim O'Connell - November 11th, 2024 5:15pm

From Confederate general to Cherokee heritage: Why returning the name Kuwohi to the Great Smoky Mountains matters

It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by Indigenous peoples for centuries.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 10th, 2025 6:26pm

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ticketing Truckers On Newfound Gap Road

Commercial truckers who head onto the Newfound Gap Road through Great Smoky Mountains National Park to bypass storm-damaged roads on routes around the park that straddles the Tennessee-North Carolina border are being ticketed by the National Park Service and could face $5,000 fines.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 18th, 2024 11:01am

Ongoing Recovery At Great Smoky Mountains National Park From Helene

While crews are making progress in coping with the impacts Tropical Storm Helene had on Great Smoky Mountains National Park, some areas of the park remain closed due to damage from the storm.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 11th, 2024 4:30pm

Newfound Gap Road Across Great Smoky Mountains National Park Open 'Round The Clock

The National Park Service at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is able to keep the Newfound Gap Road open 24 hours a day thanks to assistance from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Government and Sevier County (The Cities of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville and the Sevier County Government).

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 9th, 2024 12:35pm

Commercial Vehicles' Efforts To Drive Newfound Gap Road In Great Smoky Leads To Closure

Attempts by commercial vehicles to cross Great Smoky Mountains National Park via the Newfound Gap Road, and accidents involving some that tried, have prompted the National Park Service to close the road overnight.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 6th, 2024 12:30pm

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