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

The Ramsey Cascades Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park begins on an old roadbed and passes through a cove hardwood ...

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

National parks are the perfect destinations for outdoors lovers who want to get some exercise and fresh air, but which one ...

Rangers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park responded to three bear‑related incidents at Ramsey Cascades Trail this past weekend, including two encounters in which a bear approached visitors and ...

If you’ve ever visited the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you’ve probably been to Sevierville. You maybe just didn’t realize it. Sevierville — pronounced suh-VEER-vul — is the ...

In the forest-covered and mountainous corner of western North Carolina, bordering Tennessee, lie two of the top three most visited sites in the entire National Park Service system: Great Smoky ...

South Mountain State Park in Connelly Springs, North Carolina is exactly that kind of revelation, and it’s been waiting ...

A rehabilitation project will sporadically close Bullhead Trail until the fall. Here's when you can and can't hike.

Increased bear activity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has led to temporary trail and road closures. An aggressive bear recently caused the temporary closure of Abrams Falls Trail, which has ...

Two popular trails have been closed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to aggressive bears, including one who chased after hikers, according to the National Park Service. The incidents ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The most-visited national park in the country is seeing a spike in spring rescues. Along with emergency calls, search and rescue crews continue to see dangerous ...