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Strong winds and dry conditions prompted the National Park Service on Saturday to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great ... Smoky Mountains National Park. Both the North ...

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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.