31 October 2014

Cades Cove Loop Road may reopen with delayed opening on Sunday, Clingmans Dome Road likely to remain closed

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SMOKIES WEATHER UPDATE - 8:30 P.M SATURDAY, NOV. 1 Cades Cove Road will most likely reopen sometime tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 2, according to...
15 October 2014

Cades Cove, Clingman's Dome Rd open

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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK - Updated 8:45 a.m. 10/15/15 ... Cades Cove Loop Road is open this morning, according to officials on-...
14 October 2014

Campers Allowed to Return to Elkmont Campground

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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK - Updated 10:05 p.m. 10/14/14 ... Campers were temporarily evacuated from 149 sites at Elkmont Campgr...
01 October 2014

Higher Elevations Showing Colors in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Foliage

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Hints of orange, red and yellow are starting to sneak into the foliage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and many are wondering whe...
24 September 2014

How Does Smokies World Heritage Site Designation and Biosphere Reserve Affect Smokies Tourism Management?

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An interesting question was lodged on a Facebook group I follow that piqued my curiosity. How does the designation as a World Heritage Site ...
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06 September 2014

Ginseng Poachers Sentenced to Jail Time for Illegally Harvesting in the Smokies

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It's been an Appalachian tradition as far back as Daniel Boone and has been used by American Indian tribes for even longer. Harvesting w...
23 August 2014

Share Your National Park Adventures for a Chance to Win a Yosemite Vacation

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The National Park Foundation is having a Summer Scrapbook contest through Sept. 5, 2014. They are looking for photos of your National Park a...
12 August 2014

Are Concealed Weapons OK in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cades Cove?

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Since the Guns in Parks law came to be in 2010, many people still have some confusion about what the law really means. Can you carry a conce...
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10 August 2014

Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail to Close Oct. 31 for Bridge Repairs

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If you have any plans to take a road trip on the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail out of Gatlinburg, now's the time to do it. Roaring For...
31 July 2014

Gunter Fork Trail Reopened

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The 4.1 mile Gunter Fork Trail has reopened following a landslide in May that closed the trail for repairs. Great Smoky Mountains National ...