How much did Great Smoky Mountains National Park visits drop in 2025?

The country’s most-visited national park had its lowest attendance since 2018. But the longest government shutdown in history ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park roads are closing for snow and ice

See which roads in the country’s most-visited national park are now closed as a major winter storm dumps snow and ice across ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

State, county partners keeping Smokies open through October amid government shutdown

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Partners from state and county governments as well as other groups have worked together to support keeping the Great Smoky Mountains National Park fully open and ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

How much money local taxpayers paid to keep Great Smoky Mountains National Park open

County leaders are hopeful the federal government will reimburse the funds, a process that took two years after a 2013 shutdown. Local business leaders reported a strong October, which they attribute ...