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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A bear hungry for ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A bear hungry for ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WTVD) -- A mother and her 3-year-old daughter were attacked by a bear while camping. This comes one week after the Forest Service warned about bear activity in and around the state.

A teenage girl camping with her family was attacked by a bear in the middle of the night while she was sleeping in a hammock. The 16-year-old is recovering after waking up in a nightmare. A black bear ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — A family camping in Great Smoky Mountains National Park was attacked by a bear that ripped into their tent, hurting both a mother and child. The National Park Service said in a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff have seen a recent uptick in visitors feeding bears, with three separate incidents in the past week alone, the park announced Aug. 13. After the park received ...

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 ...