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Smoky Mountain National Park News
Park seeking input on Tremont improvements
01:34 PM - Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are asking for public input on proposed improvements to Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. Read more...
Elk volunteers sought
01:25 PM - The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Volunteers-in-Parks program once again is enlisting volunteers to assist with managing people and elk in Cataloochee Valley, N.C. Read more...
Dolly Parton’s support for Smokies’ 75th anniversary to exceed $400,000
06:01 PM - Dolly Parton’s limited-edition CD and related stage show produced for the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has raised more than $400,000 for the Park. Read more...
Many Great Smokies National Park facilities open Friday
10:41 AM - The majority of the facilities in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will open Friday but some places may be closed for improvements and upgrades to roads and infrastructure. Read more...
Cades Cove Loop Road to be closed starting Monday
11:45 PM - The Cades Cove Loop Road will close starting Monday for a complete reconstruction of the road. Read more...
Historic Smoky Mountain Photos Now in UT Digital Collection
05:00 PM - Historic photographs of the Great Smoky Mountains are available in a new image collection from the University of Tennessee Libraries. Read more...
Park to Start Clearing Roadside Vegetation of Gatlinburg Bypass and Spur
11:22 AM - Great Smoky Mountains National Park Chief of Facilities, Alan Sumeriski, announced today that motorists can expect single lane closures on the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge Spur and on the Gatlinburg Bypass beginning November 2 and extending through... Read more...
Cades Cove offers stargazing program
11:07 AM - Great Smoky Mountains National Park will offer a 2-hour stargazing program in Cades Cove on October 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in cooperation with the Smoky Mountains Astronomical Society. Read more...
Musical performances set in Cades Cove amphitheater
03:57 PM - Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced two one-hour long musical performances, featuring Paul Grace and the Boogertown Gap band, beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, October 9, and Saturday, October 24. Read more...
Park solicits help to conduct field survey and learn GPS
11:47 AM - Researchers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are inviting people to volunteer as a citizen scientists on Saturday, October 3, and join Park biologists and educators in developing scientific data in the national park. Read more...
Park staff and neighbors celebrate Fall Harvest at the Mountain Farm Museum
04:23 PM - The annual Mountain Life Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is scheduled Saturday, September 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read more...
Bredesen announces Smokies to be represented on new quarter-dollar coin
11:39 AM - Governor Phil Bredesen today announces that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will represent Tennessee as one of 56 new quarter-dollar coins honoring national sites. Read more...
Smokies Rangers search for overdue backpacker
11:03 AM - Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are searching a network of Park trails for a Pigeon Forge man who is overdue from a backpacking trip. Read more...
Public invited to attend Smokies rededication
01:44 PM - The public is invited to attend, on a first-come, first-serve basis, the 75th Anniversary Rededication of Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sept. 2, along with a host of dignitaries and distinguished guests, including Dolly Parton. Read more...
Section of Little River Road to remain closed through evening
12:15 PM - The eight-mile section of Little River Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park that was closed on Friday because of a rock slide will remain closed until this evening. Read more...