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

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 ...

This peaceful Smokies entry point packs lush scenery, roaming animals, and access to scenic drives and campgrounds just ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — A bear has been euthanized after it tore into a tent where a family was sleeping, scratching a mother and her daughter who were camping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a serious warning for visitors: Don't feed the bears. Really. Not only feeding black bears dangerous, it's also illegal. An increase in incidents of people ...

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 ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — It's hiking and camping season at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. People are coming into the park in droves, and the bears are taking notice. Wildlife biologists estimate ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) – Officials at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have closed two camping areas because of bear activity. The Asheville Citizen-Times ...

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