Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials once again are looking for volunteers to help them manage both people and elk in the Cataloochee Valley on the North Carolina side of the park.

The “Elk Bugle Corps” program assists park rangers with providing visitor information on responsible elk viewing practices and elk behavior and to help with parking and traffic ma

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In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, an eight-mile section at the western end of Little River Road has been closed while work crews deal with a rockslide. Drivers operating larger vehicles must be aware of bridge weight limits on the detour.

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The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be held from April 21 to 25.

Now in its 60th year, it’s the largest Wildflower Pilgrimage in the country.

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Hundreds of hikers set out along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail from Springer Mountain, Georgia, come springtime with sights set on reaching Mount Katahdin in Maine before summer expires. But how many are blind?

Mike Hanson, using only GPS technology and a white cane, planned to head north last week.

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Visit the Cosby area and discover this beautiful cascade that’s nearly 100 feet tall! Click here and find out how this waterfall and nearby creek may have come about their rather unflattering names…
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It’s a given: national parks are great places to take photographs. And yet, there are some parks that seem to produce better photos from my camera than others.

Arches and Canyonlands national parks have both gorgeous structure and dazzling colors in their red-rock ramparts.

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A week-long Girls in Science Camp is being offered this summer for rising eighth grade girls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can’t beat the price and applications for the residential program are now being accepted.

This is the second year for the program, which will run from June 21-26.

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Newfound Gap was a busy place on Saturday with everyone taking the opportunity to see the snow that had piled up during the week. Click here to see what it looked like as the clouds rolled in and it started to snow again. Brrrrr!

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Two of the most incredible waterfalls in the National Park System can be found in Yellowstone National Park. But it certainly doesn’t have a monopoly on waterworks.

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A 35-year-old North Carolina man is due in federal court on March 22 to face poaching charges in connection with the shooting of a bull elk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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