Looking to get outdoors this summer? On June 19, you can visit the Great Smoky Mountains without paying for a parking pass. Here's why.

At Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park, which doesn't charge an entrance fee, that means visitors on June 19 will not have to buy parking passes that day, which are normally required to park for ...

Maximize your day with this Great Smoky Mountains National Park one day itinerary packed with scenic drives, food tips, and can’t-miss overlooks.

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most-visited national park in the country. Just over 12 million people visited during 2024. And the park had a 42% increase in visitation from 2013 to 2023.

With more than 1,500 species of flowering plants, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has earned the nickname of "Wildflower National Park." #5. ... Take a jacket along – even in the summer ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so take the early mornings to your advantage to enjoy a more serene hike. Most visitors arrive between 10 and 11 a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the country's most popular national park sites. It offers postcard-perfect views and plentiful wildlife. World-renowned for its biodiversity, the beauty ...

Tucked away in the Tennessee section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the valley of Cades Cove spans 4,000 acres across rolling hills and oak-pine forests. Each spring, those fields become ...

Numbers from the National Park Service show Great Smoky Mountains had 12.2 million visitors in 2024, the most of any park in the system. That’s up from a little more than 9 million visitors a ...

The Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee are the tallest mountains in the Appalachian chain, hosting the world's greatest diversity of plant, animal, and insect life of any region in a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the other hand, is famous for its rolling mist-covered mountains, lush forests, and ...