CHEROKEE, N.C. — An Ohio woman is dead after drowning in the Oconaluftee River near the Smokemont Campground, according to a release from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park rangers were ...

A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton, 73, was ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A kayaker drowned Thursday in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. According to a press release from the National Park Service, Megan Thompson, 34, of Cleveland Heights, ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Campers planning to spend time in the Great Smoky Mountains will soon have more locations where they can stake their tents. A spokesperson for the Great Smoky ...

SMOKEMONT – Locating an open public restroom in Great Smoky Mountains National Park should be easier starting this week but finding someone to suggest a good spot for a family hike or to replace a ...

There were 131 Civilian Conservation Corps camps set up in North Carolina from 1933 through 1941. The Smokemont camps, given the name Colonel William Holland Thomas,” included Camp NP-4 (pictured here ...