It’s a hike and activity that they had been doing for years and had grown to enjoy, but that’s now changed. While hiking on ...

This round-up of essential Tennessee mountain towns has a little something for every one, including theme parks, national ...

Join me as I share the national pabest Smoky Mountain vacation ideas for every traveler based on my experience exploring the ...

I first fell in love with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a visit in the spring, and now that I live in TN, it is ...

Cades Cove is one of the most visited destinations within the park because of its pastoral views, historic settler structures and many hiking trails. Traffic on its 11-mile, one-way loop road can ...

On a recent trip to Tennessee, I lost count of how many people told me the same strange and unusual thing about Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you stacked up all of the park’s salamanders ...

Parking and trails can be crowded here, so skip the main lot and hike the 1.5-mile Joyner Ridge ... or bike the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road, which is closed to cars on Wednesdays from May through ...

Visitors to the Smokies in spring get to skip the crowds of summer while enjoying abundant wildflowers and cheaper prices.

This article explores some of the most snake-infested hiking trails in Tennessee ... Hikers exploring trails like Alum Cave Trail and the area around Cades Cove should remain vigilant, as both timber ...

Overall, expect to spend between 2 to 4 hours at Cades Cove, possibly more. One of the best things you can do in Townsend is to try out the hiking trails. The Spruce Flats Falls Trail is a must-visit ...