From Great Smoky Mountains to North Cascades, here are 12 national parks you can drive to and visit without paying an entry ...

With spikes on his shoes, a helmet on his head, a rope on his harness, and a chainsaw on his belt, Ken Gragg starts to climb.

Probably most residents of East Tennessee are familiar with Mountain LeConte, which is the third-highest mountain in the ...

After all, this gem of the Volunteer State is one of the main reasons we named East Tennessee one of our best places to go in ...

A hiker who was 'suffering from severe cold-weather injuries' was rescued by a Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew on ...

A flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard rescued a Great Smoky Mountains National Park hiker "suffering from ...

Charles “Charlie” Sellars has served as Acting Superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than a year.

A flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, on Tuesday morning rescued a hiker ...

A flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescued a hiker suffering from severe ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the busiest National park in the U.S., but with the park service cutting nearly a quarter of all positions last year, volunteers have made up the difference.