Tag Archives: Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced the dates for the synchronous firefly viewing event in Elkmont. The ticketed event will take place from Tuesday, June 2 through Tuesday, June 9, 2015. The online ticketing system, operated through www.recreation.gov, will again provide visitors with guaranteed parking passes for Sugarlands Visitor Center where ticket-holders will park for reserved shuttle service to ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with special activities at Sugarlands Visitor Center, Cades Cove Visitor Center, and Oconaluftee Visitor Center. Children and their families can join in a variety of free, hands-on activities including ranger-guided walks, historic toy making, talking to a real wildland ...

A crash involving a car and a motorcycle in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday afternoon has left the one man dead. According to a release by park officials, park rangers and the Gatlinburg Fire Department responded to a report of a motorcycle accident in the park at about 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2015. The accident ...

In honor of National Park Week and the National Park Service Centennial, we invite you to Find Your Park in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. On Sunday, April 19, 2015 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., join us for our first InstaMeet. An InstaMeet provides an opportunity for people to gather in a designated place ...

Authorities have released the name of a man found dead last month in the Smokemont Baptist Church in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In a statement Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation identified the man found dead in a historic church in the Smokies as 25-year-old Tyler Britton Gaddis, of Whittier, N.C. Gaddis’ body was discovered in the church ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park joins parks, programs and partners across the country to encourage everyone to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com. Launched Monday by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, Find Your Park is a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers and members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol Special Operations and Aviation Section rescued two individuals from the park’s backcountry near the Spence Field Shelter on Saturday. At 6:10 a.m. park dispatch received a call from an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker advising of a pair of hikers in distress near Spence Field Shelter. The hikers, a father and son, ...

Imagine the twinkling lights of 1,000 fireflies illuminating the night, the echo of water tumbling over a rock-covered riverbed, and the tantalizing aroma of a sumptuous gourmet feast. Add a cool mountain breeze and you find yourself reveling in The Magic of the Mountains, the twelfth annual Heritage Happening fundraising event. Preparations are well underway for this year’s gala and ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will hold its eleventh annual Music of the Mountains celebration Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19, 2015. The event tells the story of music in the Southern Appalachians through its diverse history by letting visitors experience a variety of music that was played in the region or represents Old-Time music’s roots. With performances held ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to assist a Trails Forever trail crew on rehabilitation projects on the Alum Cave Trail every Wednesday from May 20th through October 28th, 2015. The Trails Forever program provides opportunities for both skilled and non-skilled volunteers to work along-side national park crews to complete various trail projects. Trail volunteers perform a wide ...