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Part of the major road through Great Smoky Mountains National Park remained closed days after heavy rain caused a landslide.
The National Park Service has reopened part of US 441/Newfound Gap Road in the Smokies after a landslide on Aug. 1 completely ...
With cut funds, national park visitors have concerns over sustaining the beloved locations. Slowly but surely, we are ...
Today, the National Park Service announced that Newfound Gap Road (US441) is open on the North Carolina side of the park ...
Newfound Gap Road, also known as US 441, has closed on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park because ...
Earlier today, the National Park Service announced in a news release that Newfound Gap Road (US441) in the Great Smoky ...
There have been more than 150 crashes this year. Rangers will be stationed throughout the park to slow drivers down.
Due to a landslide Aug. 1 on Newfound Gap Road/US 441, the main artery from North Carolina to Tennessee is closed ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the mountain ridges of Tennessee and North Carolina, drawing visitors from ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is by far the most visited national park in the country. It's not even close. The Smokies welcomed 13.3 million visitors in 2023, its second-highest year on record.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has unmatched biodiversity. More than 17,000 different plants, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, lichen and other forms of life have been documented in the park.
I recently visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee for the first time. I was surprised by some of the park's unique features, like free entry and historic settlements.