Want to see black bears or wild elk in the Smokies? We've ranked the top 5 spots in the park where you are almost guaranteed ...

This is primetime for elk in the Cataloochee Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains Natural Park, the best time to view the massive creatures and one of the best times all year to explore the wonderful ...

WAYNESVILLE, NC – Friends of the Smokies received a $2,650 grant from Haywood County Tourism and Development Authority in support of enriching the Cataloochee Valley elk viewing experience. The funds ...

CATALOOCHEE. N.C. — Elk are nearing the end of their mating season and bulls can be heard “bugling” for females over the remote Cataloochee Valley in the North Carolina section of Great Smoky ...

An elk stands in a pasture in Cataloochee, one of a group of about 140 that now call this part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park home. In coming months, thousands of visitors will travel ...

Nov. 6—Twice a week, for seven months out of the year, Bill Lowry makes his way up the winding mountain roads to the Cataloochee Valley. There, Lowry is a volunteer in the Cataloochee Elk Bugle Corps.

CATALOOCHEE, N.C. — Another popular destination in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be inaccessible until spring. The park service will close the main access road into the Cataloochee area ...

I am an over-scheduler. A packer-in-of-too-many-things. A recovering multi-tasker. All of this, y'all probably know by now, seeing as how I tend to write about it here. So, what am I going to do today ...

“You know how many photos I took?” he asked. We were headed back to Hendersonville from the eastern end of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where we spent an afternoon reporting on elk in the ...

As Tropical Storm Helene fomented in the Caribbean, it seemed likely that Great Smoky Mountains National Park would take a direct hit. The storm reached Category 4 before slamming Florida’s Gulf Coast ...

If you want to check out one of the less-crowded sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, go this weekend. It will be the last time to drive into the Cataloochee Valley until spring. The N.C.