Backcountry rangers Lydia Williams and Jordan Gibeault have almost reached their destination, Kephart Prong Shelter, when they purposefully veer off-trail. They descend a slight hill, emerge into a ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is asking visitors to plan ahead and prepare for their trip after there was a high ...

A record 38 rescues in March have the NPS on high alert. We spoke to a veteran guide about the microclimates and rhododendron ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing up, Blount County native Carly Pearson considered time outdoors a way of life. When she wasn’t exploring the stunningly ...

After rangers carried out 18 backcountry search and rescue operations in March, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is ...

Following a fatal 60-foot fall on the popular Alum Cave Trail, a veteran guide breaks down the extreme ecosystem and hiker ...

Rangers have responded to a “significant volume” of emergencies, including a fall off a cliff: "Many are preventable with the right awareness." ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — In the latest edition of WATE’s Smoky Mountain Minute, experts with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park spoke about trail-thru hikers along the Appalachian Trail.

It’s unlikely George and Charlie Barber guessed that anyone would remember their backcountry excursion 100 years later as they led a group of hikers to the summit of Mount Le Conte on a late October ...

Because of the danger of wildfire, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has temporarily banned all backcountry fires. East Tennessee is in the midst of a drought, and with the falling leaves now on ...

Growing up, Blount County native Carly Pearson considered time outdoors a way of life. When she wasn’t exploring the stunningly diverse landscape of nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park, she was ...