Here’s a curated selection of animal photos from the Triangle and beyond as captured through the lenses of News & Observer ...

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!

Photographer Bill Lea specializes in capturing light and wildlife in the Great Smoky Mountains. Lea transitioned from a forester to a full-time photographer after falling in love with wildlife ...

The most visited area in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a stunning drive through the forest with trails and historical buildings to stop and see.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park might be the most visited national park in the United States, but there are still some ...

The country’s most visited national park will be getting a little bigger thanks to what would be the largest land addition to ...

"National Parks are highly valued and culturally meaningful places for ecological process, historic preservation, and public recreation.” Larry Dilsaver (2009) At the start of the 1920’s, communities ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The National Park Service is preparing to burn 1000 acres of fields in Cades Cove at Great Smoky Mountains National Park by the end of March. NPS said that burn operations ...