Park officials announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17 that crews will “begin a major rehabilitation” on Laurel Falls Trail, which will close for 18 months starting Jan. 6, 2025. Crews are slated to ...

The National Park Service will begin a major rehabilitation on Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail will close for 18 months ...

Laurel Falls Trail attracts as many as 375,000 hikers annually, so many that the trail is crumbling under foot as endless lines of hikers shuffle toward an 80-foot waterfall at the 1.3-mile mark.

The Laurel Falls Trail is a 3½-mile drive from the Sugarlands Visitor Center, off Little River Road. There are parking areas on both sides of the road, but these fill up quickly during peak ...

But, a winter walk to Laurel Run Falls is literally just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to amazing winter hiking opportunities across the great state of Tennessee. Bays Mountain Park ...

If you’re planning a hike around New Year’s Day in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of its most popular trails will be closing during the first week of January for improvements and ...

David Cate from Kingsport hiked from Laurel Run Park near Church Hill to Laurel Run Falls in hopes that the falls hadn't thawed out yet, and has you ...