Bears are active this time of year as they look for food and visitors should use “extreme caution.” Visitors were chased or ...

NPS notes that bear activity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is high between May and August and visitors are likely to ...

The country's most-visited national park is full of natural wonders ‒ and tourists trekking to see them. This is a hidden gem ...

Located next to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, the Mountain Farm Museum exists to show what farm life was like prior to the ...

An investigation is underway after 33 dead black vultures were found dumped along a roadway in Great Smoky Mountains National ...

Park rangers said there have been several bear encounters on the trail, including one that chased visitors.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is requesting help after the dead birds were left near the Foothills Parkway. Here's ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is changing its backcountry reservation system and fees, effective April 30.

Black vultures are a federally protected species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 ...

Even as a seasoned camper, I learned the hard way that a map does not tell the whole story. These simple steps will help you ...

Parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed after visitors encountered aggressive bears over the weekend.

A grisly investigation is underway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, after nearly three dozen federally protected birds ...