If you’re planning a hike around New Year’s Day in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of its most popular trails will be closing during the first week of January for improvements and ...

The 1.3-mile Laurel Falls Trail, which sees as many as 375,000 visitors annually, was hit in multiple spots, photos shows. “On July 24, 2023, U.S. Park Rangers investigated a vandalism report ...