The park is one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States where black bears can live in their natural ...

The country’s most-visited national park is getting a little bigger. A plan to expand Great Smoky Mountains National Park is in motion, involving land previously owned by 19th-century Cades Cove ...

The Foothills Land Conservancy has expanded the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by 638 acres, marking the largest ...

“Aggressive bear activity” has closed several trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gentle snow blankets the rocks and barren trees along a trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I was fortunate enough ...

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

During her first trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Business Insider's reporter was surprised by historic settlements and an epic tram ride.Joey Hadden/Business Insider In Spring 2023, I ...

The last expansion of this size happened back in January 2009 when the GSMNP bought 627 acres in Blount County from The ...

Featured in a May 1 'Word from the Smokies' story, the chicken flock is a favorite stop for visitors. Here's how and where ...

A new version of Monopoly is in the works, and it could soon feature familiar places from Haywood County and across the ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is getting bigger thanks to a land transfer from the ...