Many thanks to Jeff Mullins of Jeff Mullins Photography, who sent these pictures he took during a recent trip to Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This image depicts an American Black Bear in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed Rich Mountain Road in Cades Cove after a visitor ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A bear had to be trapped and tranquilized in Cades Cove Sunday after the animal was getting too close to humans who were trying to feed it peanut butter, wildlife officials ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are closing Rich Mountain Road in Cades Cove to all traffic. The closure started on Aug. 5, and will continue until further notice. A release from GSMNP ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Several people witnessed a black bear up close at Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tuesday. According to a post from Adventure Is Out There, ...

An amusing bear sighting ended up shelving Ayla’s long-awaited Easter plans. "I was stuck in traffic at Cades Cove for two hours and missed Easter dinner with family because of this bear sleeping in a ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — It's springtime in East Tennessee, which means black bears are becoming more active. While they are a common sight all around the Great Smoky Mountains, some Cades Cove visitors ...

While other national parks are closed as the government shutdown drags on, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open - at ...

So many visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ‒ especially the ones staying in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge ‒ ask themselves this: Is Cades Cove worth going to? In one enthusiastic word: Yes!

Rangers issued a citation to a Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitor who fed peanut butter to a bear in Cades Cove, according to a press release from the park. Rangers saw a video of the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed Rich Mountain Road in Cades Cove after a visitor in a car received "minor scratches" from a bear. Rangers say the bear has become habituated ...