The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States. With over 1,500 bears living in the park, it presents excellent opportunities ...

Birds, bees, bears, dragonflies, salamanders, hemlocks, fungi: scientific research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park addresses a wide swath of subjects. From Tennessee, North Carolina, South ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order July 3 directing National Park entry fees be increased for foreigners.

Two hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park resorted throwing rocks and sticks when bear spray proved useless against a bear stalking them on the trail, according to the National Park Service.

Two hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park resorted throwing rocks and sticks when bear spray proved useless against a bear stalking them on the trail, according to the National Park Service.

Two hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park resorted throwing rocks and sticks when bear spray proved useless against a bear stalking them on the trail, according to the National Park Service.

Two hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park resorted throwing rocks and sticks when bear spray proved useless against a bear stalking them on the trail, according to the National Park Service.

Two hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park resorted throwing rocks and sticks when bear spray proved useless against a bear stalking them on the trail, according to the National Park Service.