While black bears are known for adorably going viral, Tennessee officials also urge people to treat them with respect and ...

Even from a distance of 75 yards, wildlife photographer Nate Nelson gets nervous taking pictures of black bear cubs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A mama bear could suddenly decide it's time ...

So many visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ‒ especially the ones staying in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge ‒ ask themselves this: Is Cades Cove worth going to? In one enthusiastic word: Yes!

For many students at UT, trips to one of our closest national parks could be negatively impacted this fall. The Great Smoky ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone staff plan to burn approximately 1,200 acres of fields in Cades Cove.

As Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues to feel growing pains from its hordes of visitors from around the world each year, park managers continue trying innovative ways to lessen congestion ...

CADES COVE, Tenn. (WATE) — Visitors to Cades Cove this weekend should expect to see firefighters amid the fall colors as a prescribed burn gets underway. Nearly 690 acres in Cades Cove will be burned ...

"National Parks are highly valued and culturally meaningful places for ecological process, historic preservation, and public recreation.” Larry Dilsaver (2009) At the start of the 1920’s, communities ...

The Smokies could be a little smoky for the first week of February. But it's no cause for concern. Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Access to the home of Cades Cove’s first European settlers will be easier for many after the ribbon was cut on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s newest trail. Park ...

Firefighters will burn approximately 1,200 acres of fields in Cades Cove starting next week. According to a release from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the burn operations will occur between ...