The famous synchronized fireflies are just one of many types of insects that fall under the purview of national park ...

After nearly two years, a new superintendent has been selected for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Charles Sellars has been selected to officially serve as ...

The country’s most-visited national park has a familiar face permanently taking over the superintendent position.

One of my favorite Smokies hikes is from the Cosby Campground to Mt. Cammerer.  Admittedly, it is no longer possible for me ...

America's national parks offer access to a huge variety of stunning natural wonders. From desert vistas to richly colorful ...

Rocky Mountain National Park will impose its annual peak-season reservation requirements beginning Friday of Memorial Day weekend with the same rules that were in effect last year.

A Friends of the Smokies program that preserves historic structures in the Great Smoky Mountains is now fully funded thanks to a $750,000 gift.

If you’re a traveler who lives for wide-open landscapes and timeless forest trails, you might assume that Great Smoky Mountains National Park falls somewhere behind Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon in ...

From bears and bobcats to eagles and elk, 22,893 species have been documented so far in Great Smoky Mountains National Park — and nearly half of them are insects. Becky Nichols, the park’s long-time ...

My first time visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was years ago. I had visited mountain ranges in other parts of ...