GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Flooding from heavy rain Friday prompted a mandatory evacuation of Elkmont Campground and the closing of the Cades Cove Loop road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

Peak dates this year for viewing the fireflies are June 3-10 near Elkmont Campground. Those who received a vehicle parking pass through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lottery were ...

Plan to stay the night at the 211-campsite Elkmont Campground to savor the show or enter the lottery for tickets to the event. The Elkmont Historic District is located up Elkmont Road, the turn ...

Synchronous fireflies are returning to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for their annual light show and now we know when. The National Park Service announced the peak dates for viewing the ...

The road closure begins at the Elkmont Campground and restricts motorist access to the Jakes Creek and Little River Trailheads. Day hikers may park at the Elkmont Campground, which is closed for ...

Every year in late May or early June, hundreds of visitors near Elkmont Campground see the naturally occurring phenomenon of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species that flashes synchronously.

Peak dates this year for viewing the fireflies are June 3-10 near Elkmont Campground. Those who received a vehicle parking pass through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lottery were notified ...

The National Park Service announced the peak dates for viewing the synchronous fireflies near Elkmont Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and only a limited number of people will be ...