If you haven't already, now is the time to take your annual leaf-peeping hike. This is the prime time to get out and explore East Tennessee while its nature is painted in brilliant reds, oranges and ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Fall foliage is coming out across the Smokies, and even with the on-going government shutdown, the park remains open to explore, allowing fall’s biggest show to draw in huge ...

There are lots of great places to check out the fall foliage this time of year, but the Great Smoky Mountains not only provides you with prime leaf peeping opportunities but plenty of other things to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cherokee, North Carolina, is located at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the southern terminus of the Blue ...

Sept. 22 marked the first day of fall, a bold and colorful season here in East Tennessee. As the landscape becomes a spectacle of changing color, tourists and locals alike rely on fall foliage maps to ...

September has arrived, and with it, many are now awaiting the arrival of fall.Though many are awaiting fall's arrival, we still have several weeks to go before peak color arrives. The Smoky Mountains ...

Our national park system is gorgeous year round, but some park units are made for fall, thanks to their abundance of hardwood forests. The annual changing of the leaves is like nature’s version of ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have muted this year’s autumn colors, and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than ...