Feeding bears can lead to aggression and dangerous encounters between them and humans—and the National Park Service caught ...

In 1927, $5 million from the richest man in America - equivalent to $92 million today - secured the Great Smoky Mountains’ future as a national park.

Giant, colorful hot air balloons took to the sky Saturday afternoon at the 7th annual Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon ...

From hikes to viewpoints, these 10 beautiful places in the Great Smoky Mountains will have you reaching for your camera time ...

Please, please, please - stop feeding the bears at Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What may seem to be a ...

In response to an increase in reports of people feeding bears, the national park issued a stern warning about the dangers and ...

The National Park Service gave an estimate of when U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains will fully reopen ...

Due to a landslide Aug. 1 on Newfound Gap Road/US 441, the main artery from North Carolina to Tennessee is closed indefinitely.

The Smokies are one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States, where black bears can live in wild, natural ...

Dwight McCarter, celebrated tracker and rescuer of more than 26 people in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, passed ...

The biggest of the elk roaming Great Smoky Mountains National Park can weigh up to 900 pounds, yet they’re masters at hiding ...

Since armadillos were first spotted in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2019, 9 park sightings have been reported ...