Visitors have questions about the country’s most-visited national park amid the government shutdown. Here’s what’s open and ...

The ravages of a tiny insect have forced Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials to close Parson Branch Road in Cades Cove. It is not expected to reopen in 2016. More than 1,700 hazardous trees, ...

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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Tenn. (WATE) — Rain or shine, Parson Branch Road in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park will reopen to visitors on Thursday. The beloved backroad out of Cades ...

The deal to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park open has been extended into the new year as the government shutdown ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn (WATE) – A beloved Smokies backroad is close to reopening after a 6-year closure due to trees damaged by an invasive insect. Parson Branch Road is an 8-mile gravel road between Cades ...

An invasive insect continues to ravage the mighty hemlock trees in the Great Smoky Mountains. The damage is so bad on Parson Branch Road, the risk of dead trees falling has made the scenic route too ...

Since the federal government shutdown began in early October, state and local partners have provided funding to maintain full operations of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As the ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Parson Branch Road, originally constructed in 1838, has reopened to the public after a six-year closure, according to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

A Sevier County-led coalition of regional governments has agreed to help keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park open through the end of the year amid a federal ...

There used to be a time when visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park could experience travel as it was in the 19th century. Perhaps that day will return. This portal to the past is Parsons ...

Just to clarify, visitors can still access Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park amid a major road closure over the next two months, park officials said. But be prepared for a long ...