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 after a bear ripped into ...

This week is the peak time to view the fireflies near Elkmont Campground. Those lucky enough to receive a vehicle parking pass through the national park's lottery system were notified in May.

THIS HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND AT ELKMONT CAMPGROUND IN GATLINBURG PARK RANGER. SAY A FAMILY OF FIVE WAS SLEEPING IN HER TENT WITH THEIR GDO WHEN A BLACK BEAR RIPPED INTO THE TENT RIGHT AROUND 5 ...

Peak dates this year for viewing the fireflies are June 3-10 near Elkmont Campground. Those who received a vehicle parking pass through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lottery were ...

The Smokies will, once again, host an opportunity for lucky lottery winners to witness the popular annual event near Elkmont Campground this spring. The National Park Service is set to open the ...

Synchronous fireflies are returning to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for their annual light show, and now we know when. The National Park Service announced the peak dates for viewing the ...

The June 12 incident has led authorities to caution visitors against camping in tents and other soft-sided shelters at the Elkmont Campground for the time being. “A three-year-old girl and her ...

Every year in late May or early June, hundreds of visitors near Elkmont Campground see the naturally occurring phenomenon of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species that flashes synchronously.

Peak dates this year for viewing the fireflies are June 3-10 near Elkmont Campground. Those who received a vehicle parking pass through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lottery were ...

Investigators say the attack happened Sunday, June 12, at the Elkmont Campground, a 200-site camping area eight miles southwest of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. “A family of five were sleeping in their ...

Rangers responded to an emergency call at the Elkmont Campground in Tennessee at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, the park said in a news release. A large red maple tree that was about 2 feet in diameter ...

Peak dates this year for viewing the fireflies are June 3-10 near Elkmont Campground. Those who received a vehicle parking pass through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lottery were notified ...