Newfound Gap Road/U.S. 441 is closed for a rockslide underneath the roadway, leaving it unstable, near the Alum Cave ...

Earlier today, the National Park Service announced in a news release that Newfound Gap Road (US441) in the Great Smoky ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the mountain ridges of Tennessee and North Carolina, drawing visitors from ...

A landslide closed a busy highway in the North Carolina and Tennessee mountains late Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, National Park ...

There have been more than 150 crashes this year. Rangers will be stationed throughout the park to slow drivers down.

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 Mountians National Park ranks as No. 2 in U.S. for wildlife sightings The Smokies are home to more than 19,000 species There's some bear-y exciting news! The Great Smoky Mountains ...

The National Park Service can’t charge an entrance fee into Great Smoky Mountains National Park because of Newfound Gap Road (also known as U.S. 441) and Little River Road.

The Great Smoky Mountains is, by far, the most popular national park. In 2015 it welcomed about 11 million visitors, nearly twice as many as second-ranked Grand Canyon.

With few exceptions, all vehicles parking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 15 minutes now need a parking tag as part of the park's new Park It Forward program.

An overnight rock slide caused the closure of US 441/Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.