Tag Archives: Smoky Mountains

GATLINBURG, TN — On Monday, May 24, the Public Lands Alliance awarded Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash with an Agency Leadership Award at the 2021 Public Lands Alliance Partnership Awards. The Agency Leadership Award recognizes a public land management agency employee for outstanding accomplishments in championing, cultivating, and …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the Greenbrier area of the park reopened to all public use at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 7. The area has been closed since January 11 to replace the Ramsey Prong bridge and the Porters Creek culvert. Construction crews were able to complete the …

NPS photo. Overflow hiker parking along Newfound Gap Road near the Alum Cave Trailhead on 7/11/20 Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced the second busiest year on record in 2020. In spite of a 46-day, full park closure this spring and partial closures through August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Search and Rescue team members found missing hiker, Fred Braden, Jr. at approximately 4:00 p.m. Braden, age 56, of Powell, TN was reported missing at 7:09 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27 and the park initiated search efforts early this morning. Braden did …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced temporary, single-lane closures along the northbound and southbound lanes of the Spur (US 441). Great Smoky Mountains National Park maintenance crews will implement temporary, single-lane closures along the north and southbound Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, beginning Monday, September 14 through Tuesday, September …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park maintenance crews will implement temporary, single-lane closures along the north and southbound Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, beginning Monday, August 17 through Thursday, August 27 for routine maintenance operations. The single-lane closures will be in effect from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, each …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking public input on a proposed mountain bike trail system on the unfinished section of the Foothills Parkway corridor in Wears Valley, TN. The park is initiating an environmental assessment and 30-day public scoping period in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is pleased to announce that Steve Spanyer was chosen as the 2019 Employee of the Year. Recognition of the Employee of the Year has been a tradition in the Smokies since 1984. Although the format of this recognition has changed over time, the park is …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is currently accepting resumes from the local community for positions within facility management operations for three locations; Townsend (TN), Gatlinburg (TN), and Cherokee (NC). These positions include: Carpenter (WG-4607-09): serves as a carpenter for construction, rehabilitation, and preservation projects on park structures.  $23.45/hour Custodial Worker …

At approximately 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers responded to a drowning in progress on the Oconaluftee River behind the Mountain Farm Museum in Cherokee, NC.  Witnesses reported that a young man, Bulmaro Morales, age 32, of Dudley NC, heroically jumped into the river …