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.

The year-old buck, stuck in a hole 8 feet below ground, stopped fighting. "He gave up trying to get out," said Ryan Williamson, a wildlife technician at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

CADES COVE, Tenn. (WATE) — Fire managers and park staff are getting ready to burn 1,200 acres in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — UPDATE (3/6): Recent favorable weather conditions have let Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management staff plan upcoming prescribed burns ...

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!

Firefighters will burn approximately 1,200 acres of fields in Cades Cove starting next week. According to a release from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the burn operations will occur between ...

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 ...

The natural beauty of Cades Cove has long been an attraction for locals and tourists who drive along the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road, counting the deer and perhaps touring one of the churches or ...