Helene caused ‘substantial damage’ in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What’s closed
Trails, campgrounds, roads and more have been severely damaged in parts of the popular national park. Find out what’s open and what’s still closed.
What's now open in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after Helene damage
Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are still assessing conditions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc throughout the park in late September.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park gives update on reopening plans
The National Park Service said in a social media post it is currently assessing the state of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after it was damaged by Hurricane Helene.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitors centers are open. What's still closed there?
All the visitors centers in the national park have reopened by now, but some other areas are still off limits.
US 441 to reopen for night traffic in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with checkpoints
In just 5 days, the park has turned away 173 commercial vehicles from using the curvy two-lane road. There’s a new plan to allow overnight traffic.
US 441/Newfound Gap Road open 24 hours a day, Great Smoky Mountains National Park says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -In a recent release, the Great Smoky National Park announced that US 441/Newfound Gap Road is now open 24 hours a day.
Ongoing Recovery At Great Smoky Mountains National Park From Helene
While crews are making progress in coping with the impacts Tropical Storm Helene had on Great Smoky Mountains National Park, some areas of the park remain closed due to damage from the storm.
US 441 to close nightly in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to keep commercial traffic out
In just a 24-hour period, the park turned away more than 45 large commercial vehicles trying to use the steep, curvy two-lane road.
Newfound Gap Road Reopened
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has shared that Newfound Gap Road will once again be open 24/7. The road had been closed between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. at night because of an increase in commercial vehicles travelling the road,
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GSMNP: Newfound Gap Road to reopen 24/7 with EBCI, Sevier County partners help
On Tuesday, the National Park Service lifted its overnight road closure of Newfound Gap Road. The Great Smoky Mountains ...
GSMNP to close Newfound Gap Road temporarily after influx of truckers illegally driving through park
Commercial vehicles are prohibited everywhere in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park except on the Spur between Pigeon ...
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GSMNP: Flint Gap Fire remains uncontained, crews working on trail for firefighters
GSMNP issued a release on Tuesday, saying the last estimated size of the fire is still 46 acres and the fire is 0% contained, but there are only a few areas actively burning inside the perimeter.