Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are recommending against using tents and soft-sided shelters at the Elkmont Campground until further notice ...

A Great Smoky Mountains bear has been euthanized after officials said it attacked a mother and her daughter while they were camping in the national park on Sunday. A family of five was sleeping in ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A bear hungry for food tore open a tent over the weekend at Elkmont Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, causing superficial wounds to a woman and a 3-year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Death by tree fall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a rare occurrence but has been happening more frequently over the ...

The fireflies' annual synchronous light show in the woods of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is something to behold. It's a sight you don’t want to miss, even if you weren’t one of the lucky ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A bear was captured by wildlife biologists and euthanized on Monday according to the National Park Service after it caused minor injuries to a mother and her three-year-old ...

SEVIER COUNTY - The National Park Service evacuated Elkmont Campground along Little River Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park earlier Thursday as a precaution following several days of ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — A 7-year-old girl from Georgia died after a tree fell on a tent in the Great Smoky Mountains overnight, according to a release. Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

First egg of season laid at ETSU Eagle camera nest in Johnson City The first egg of the season at theETSU Eagle Cams nest in Johnson City on Thursday. 11-year-old cancer survivor speaks out against ...

Elkmont is a former community nestled near the Great Smoky Mountains between Gatlinburg and Townsend, Tennessee. Named for the numerous elk that once roamed the area, the region now is host to a ...