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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is reminding visitors about how to stay safe and avoid negative interactions with black bears as they prepare for winter. While bear ...

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. — 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, ...

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 ...