The Sugarlands and Oconaluftee visitor centers will reopen by 11 a.m. Jan. 11, but the Cable Mill Visitor Center in Cades ...

More than 300,000 visitors hike it every year. Here's what the rehabilitation will look like and when it will open again.

“Laurel Falls Trail is a beloved feature of Great Smoky Mountains National Park,” acting park Superintendent Boone Vandzura said in a statement. “The rehabilitation will provide for greater ...

Even though conditions may seem safe outside the park, higher-elevation roads often include steep grades and sharp curves that quickly become dangerous in wintery conditions. At the park’s tallest ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of America’s most visited national parks, is set to temporarily close one of its ...

The most popular trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing and won’t reopen until mid-2026, according to the National Park Service. Laurel Falls Trail attracts as many as 375,000 ...

If you are putting a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on your travel plans for 2025, don’t plan on hiking the Laurel Falls Trail. The popular trail is closing and won’t re-open to ...

The child fell from a bridge and hit his head at Abrams Falls, the park’s public affairs specialist, Dave Barak, said.

The National Park Service will begin a major rehabilitation on Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail will close for 18 months ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The National Park Service will begin a major rehabilitation project to upgrade the ever-popular Laurel Falls Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

The National Park Service will begin a major rehabilitation on Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail will close for 18 months starting ...