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 ...

Think of incredible US national parks for landscape photographers and Yellowstone will likely be the first that comes to mind ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The Great Smoky Mountains is, by far, the most popular national park. In 2015 it welcomed about 11 million visitors, nearly twice as many as second-ranked Grand Canyon.