Winter in the Smokies is a special and popular thing to experience. A main draw for folks is Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas. The annual festival is filled with holiday fun – and crowds.

Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will close at 3 p.m. Monday. The park made the announcement Monday morning, saying the road would close ahead of forecasted winter ...

National Park Week is no exception. The Great Smoky Mountains were voted most popular place to visit during National Park Week in a recent Gunther Volvo Coconut Creek poll.