Park officials have shot and killed the bear associated with the investigation into a man's death. Spokeswoman Julena Campbell said it happened around 9:45 Sunday morning, according to a report from ...

Get off the beaten path in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with this guide including local expert tips to avoid ...

So many visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ‒ especially the ones staying in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge ‒ ask themselves this: Is Cades Cove worth going to? In one enthusiastic word: Yes!

This included workers who manage wildlife, clear trails and support visitors' experiences ... keeping open the popular Cades ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park cited a few visitors after discovering they fed peanut butter to a bear in the park. "Feeding bears is like the worst thing ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Despite issuing a news release Wednesday that said the National Park Service had euthanized a male bear after finding it near a man's body in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone staff plan to burn approximately 1,200 acres of fields in Cades Cove.

"National Parks are highly valued and culturally meaningful places for ecological process, historic preservation, and public recreation.” Larry Dilsaver (2009) At the start of the 1920’s, communities ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Some may consider it the most famous 11 miles of road in East Tennessee. Cades Cove and Cades Cove Loop Road are without question one of the most popular destinations for ...

Officials have thus far been unable to identify the man who provoked a mama black bear to charge at him by coming within feet of her cubs at Cades Cove on Saturday. Local Paige Marple showed the ...

As Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues to feel growing pains from its hordes of visitors from around the world each year, park managers continue trying innovative ways to lessen congestion ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Access to the home of Cades Cove’s first European settlers will be easier for many after the ribbon was cut on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s newest trail. Park ...