Bear activity at America's most-visited national park has caused several trails to be closed. Here's what to watch out for ...

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

The bear then walked off with the hiker's backpack, officials say.

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

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 ...

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

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A series of recent bear encounters has led Great Smoky Mountains National Park to temporarily close Ramsey Prong Road and Ramsey Cascades Trail. Park rangers will monitor ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 65-year-old woman is dead after a fall from a 60-foot cliff in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. That was March 28 on the Alum Cave Trail, south of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the park’s public ...

Two travelers were injured when tons of rock slid onto a winding road inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service. The two were taken to a hospital and details ...