KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Recent favorable weather conditions have allowed the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to plan an upcoming controlled/prescribed burn in Cades Cove. The burn operations are ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone staff plan to burn approximately 1,200 acres of fields in Cades Cove.

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park officially opened the John Oliver Cabin Accessible Trail in Cades Cove. Park officials and partners celebrated the completion of the ...

"Priceless" items, including a Bible, that belonged to a Cades Cove family have been donated to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The artifacts include a chest of dressers built as a wedding ...

The Smokies could be a little smoky for the first week of February. But it's no cause for concern. Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky ...

Cades Cove will close for at least five days beginning Jan. 20, according to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The popular Cades Cove Loop Road will close from the morning of Jan. 20 until noon Jan ...

There’s a new way to see Blount County’s natural crown jewel, Cades Cove: shuttles from Townsend. The shuttle service opportunity accessing Cades Cove on vehicle-free Wednesdays will begin July 7 and ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Roadwork on one of the busiest areas in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been extended. Bridge repair and removal along Forge Creek Road has been extended through ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The National Park Service is temporarily closing a popular trail in the Smokies between June 16 and 18 as crews complete trail maintenance. On Friday, the Great Smoky ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WJHL) – Approximately 660 acres of fields on the western end of Cades Cove will be burned by fire management staff of Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Appalachian-Piedmont ...

Park officials have shot and killed the bear associated with the investigation into a man's death. Spokeswoman Julena Campbell said it happened around 9:45 Sunday morning, according to a report from ...