PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Dollywood’s popular Smoky Mountain Christmas is underway and has been, once again, nominated for a USA Today 10Best award for Best Theme Park Holiday Event. Dollywood fans are ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park attracts more visitors each year than any other national park in the USA. However, ...

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

In the hills and mountains East Tennessee, nearly every walk or drive has great views. It's why we're a top tourist destination and why thousands of families have pointed their U-Hauls in our ...

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

An investigation is underway after 33 dead black vultures were found dumped along a roadway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort has added a new lodge with 85 villas with stunning mountain views, bringing the resort's room count to nearly 1,400. Guests enjoy year-round amenities, including an ...

Two encounters included a bear approaching visitors and taking backpacks. In another, a bear displayed aggressive behavior ...

NPS notes that bear activity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is high between May and August and visitors are likely to encounter bears.

Few of the deaths involved wildlife.

The Great Smoky Mountains edition is being developed now and is expected to be released in spring 2027. The public is invited ...