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a Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson announced Thursday. The immediate ban applies to all campfires and charcoal use on both the Tennessee and North Carolina sides of the park.

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Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy photo Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522,427 acres evenly split between Tennessee and North Carolina, the National Park Service says.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is beloved ... began pitching a “large-scale subdivision” along the park’s North Carolina border. It’s an idea that progressed to the point of some ...