Cuts hurt Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What’s coming in 2026?

By Devarrick Turner Knoxville News Sentinel Updated Dec. 11, 2025, 10:04 a.m. ET   Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hiring for 2026. But after 2025 saw staffing and budget cuts to national parks across the country and the longest federal government shutdown in history, what’s ahead for the country’s most visited national park in