Great Smoky Mountains National Park Shuts Down Trails Over 'Backpack-Stealing' Bear Encounters ...

Aggressive black bear activity has led to trail closures and safety warnings in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring. Recent incidents include bears chasing visitors, taking backpacks, and ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will offer vehicle-free days on the Cades Cove Loop on Wednesdays starting in May. The popular Laurel Falls Trail has been closed for more than a year for ...

BRYSON CITY — Train enthusiasts with an eye for springtime scenery may want to make tracks to Bryson City in May for a trip through the Smoky Mountains. The Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is holding multiple volunteer work events to complete necessary grounds work prior to spring campground openings. Volunteers will blow ...

This one-time excursion takes passengers through the breathtaking Nantahala Gorge. The Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum is sponsoring a spring train excursion on the Great Smoky ...

Rows of colors festooned a hillside on a cold, misty spring day in Gatlinburg. Large, bare trees towered over blooming shrubs and flowers as Ian Sabo, a botanist at Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

Spring has hit East Tennessee. "People have been coming out all week," said park spokesperson, Dana Soehn. "Our visitor centers have been crowded, and we know that people are out there enjoying the ...

The most diverse collection of wildflowers at any national park is now in bloom in the Great Smoky Mountains. Jacqui Sieber with WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee, stopped to smell those flowers. IAN SABO: ...