Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge attractions are open for spring break fun

Great Smoky Mountains attractions are reopening just in time while others have special events. Here's where you can make the ...
The Mountain Press

Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community host spring craft show

The Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community will host its annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show on March 10–15, 2026, at the ...
Rocky Mount Telegram

Spring train excursion travels through Smoky Mountains

BRYSON CITY — Train enthusiasts with an eye for springtime scenery may want to make tracks to Bryson City in May for a trip through the Smoky Mountains. The Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Word from the Smokies: Spring's grand performance is prime time for birdwatchers

As the days grow warmer and the landscape ripples with color, a growing treetop chorus drives the message home — spring is here, and new life is thriving. The show begins sometime in March, as ...

5 Unique Places To Stay Hidden In The Midst Of The Smoky Mountains

Looking for unique places to stay in the Smoky Mountains? Check out these secluded lodging options tucked near Great Smoky ...

Eager for a glimpse of spring? When, where to find spring wildflowers

If you count the start of spring purely in terms of spring wildflower sightings, it could be here sooner than you might expect - or already blooming.
NPR

Spring flowers are abundant in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The most diverse collection of wildflowers at any national park is now in bloom in the Great Smoky Mountains. Jacqui Sieber with WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee, stopped to smell those flowers. IAN SABO: ...