Dry Sluice Trail Grassy Branch Trail Cabin Flats Trail Campsite 49 A spokesperson for the Great Smoky Mountains said the first few weeks of August are usually a stressful time for bears.

A group of hikers set out on the North Carolina arm of the Hazel Creek Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National ... what they thought was an abandoned campsite. Upon closer look, there were ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Backcountry Campsite 87 on Fontana Lake is closed while Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials investigate the cause of a fire that has been contained after ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Officials with ... The father was able to scare the bear from the tent and campsite after several attempts, officials said. The family told the campground ...

A 7-year-old girl from Georgia camping with her family in Great Smoky Mountains National Park was killed Wednesday when a tree fell on their campsite, park officials said. Rangers responded to an ...

A 7-year-old girl from Georgia was killed when a large maple tree "approximately 2 feet in diameter" came crashing down on her family's campsite in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee ...

After Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers and maintenance ... with up to 80 mph gusts possible in some locations. Campsite closures: Backcountry campsites for 9 NC state parks closed ...

Backcountry Campsite 82, where the victim was found, is also closed. The Great Smoky Mountains website warns parkgoers to avoid coming within 50 feet of black bears, which are native to the region.