Roam from riverbanks to mountaintops when you stay in this thriving Tennessee town. It's a scenic gateway city perfect for ...

There's some bear-y exciting news! The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranked as No. 2 in the nation for wildlife spotting, according to a recent Kühl analysis. The outdoor apparel company looked ...

With half of Americans living within 500 miles of the Great Smoky Mountains, these hills have long held the title of the most ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A report released this summer is shedding more light on the effects of driver activity along Interstate 40 on wildlife in the Smokies near the Tennessee-North Carolina border ...

The Smokies Safe Passage Coalition has been working for years to create the I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing project to improve wildlife connectivity and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions in ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — It's hiking and camping season at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. People are coming into the park in droves, and the bears are taking notice. Wildlife biologists estimate ...

The national park will remain mostly open to visitors despite the government shutdown, but visitors might notice cuts to some programs or services.

If you’ve traveled Interstate 40 between Asheville and Knoxville lately, you know there is some construction going on not far from the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But what exactly ...

Outside’s national parks columnist braved America’s busiest national park before a coalition of local governments and ...

Park visitors are often oblivious to the warning signs that wildlife has become stressed or threatened by their presence, and ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain fully open and operational through Nov. 2 amid the federal government ...

A tourist vacationing in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains was injured after a rogue bear broke into his locked cabin in the middle of the night and charged at him, officials said. The unnamed victim ...