The park lists Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26 as "Red Diamond Days," when the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Last year, right around my birthday, I took a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains for the first time. My day began with a hike ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open 24 hours ... More well-known hiking trails, like Cades Cove, Rainbow Falls Trail and the Alum Cave are bound to be busy on Red Diamond Days.

A summer fun-themed roundup of 10Best Readers Choice lists included several options right here in Western NC. Here's where.

Summer is here. Ready for a little vacation? We've created a list of the best road trips you can take without leaving the ...

The Kentuckian swiftly called the authorities to alert the proper personnel that a bear was inside of their house. A game warden came to investigate and was eventually able to surmise that the sizable ...

A stay at LeConte Lodge is well worth the trek. It was seven o’clock on a cool summer evening in East Tennessee as my mom and ...

Scoring a campsite at popular national parks in the U.S. this summer is going to be harder than ever. Here are our favorite options nearby ...

After dozens of years and hundreds of trips, certain camping incidents have become legendary. Like that trip to the Great ...