Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff have seen an uptick in visitors feeding bears, with three incidents in the past ...

Rangers at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are pleading with visitors to stop feeding the bears. After three reported ...

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

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.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials warn that feeding bears is illegal and dangerous, reminding visitors of the ...

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

On Saturday, September 6th, 2025, the Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society and Museum will sponsor a steam train ...

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

Before dawn on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Tara Dower reached the southern terminus of the 272-mile Long Trail at the ...

Sevier County leaders said Newfound Gap Road's closure "threatens to significantly impact tourism revenue" during the busy ...

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

The 7th annual Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival is set to return to Townsend on Saturday, Aug. 16 with family ...