Smokies to reopen more campgrounds, picnic areas

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will reopen additional campgrounds and picnic areas on Sept. 3 after their closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Park officials say in a news release that the areas include the Abrams Creek, Balsam Mountain, Big Creek, Cataloochee and Cosby campgrounds; the Big Creek, Cataloochee, ...