Despite being one of the top mountain towns in the U.S. with the best hikes, its crowded nature leaves some tourists craving ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranked second overall, but it is the top park in the nation to see amphibians, slugs ...

Two baby black bears were having a playful furry fight in front of a Gatlinburg, Tennessee, home on April 6. The cub siblings ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to over 66 mammals, 240 species of birds, 80 reptiles and amphibians, an ...

When a bear becomes a nuisance or even a danger to people, moving the bear somewhere might seem the logical solution. It doesn't end well, however.

A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National ... waterfall east of Gatlinburg. Tennessee National ...

APRIL 4 (UPDATE) — The National Park Service announced on Friday, April 4 that the burn ban at Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been lifted. Campfires and charcoal use are permitted ...

When bears develop a potentially dangerous level of comfort with humans and their food, they need to be relocated. Relocated bears don't often fare well.

Every year, hundreds of people give their time to remove thousands of pounds of garbage from the park and its gateway communities.

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (WATE) — The Tennessee Army National Guard ... a trail near the Ramsey Cascades waterfall, east of Gatlinburg. The hiker needed medical assistance and ...

Every year, millions of people visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park to experience ... “Trash changes animal behavior,” said Jerry Willis, who in 2020 founded the nonprofit Save Our ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also the most visited, welcoming more than 10 million travelers annually. The 522,427-acre park is shared by Tennessee and North Carolina, with the border ...