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 ...

The worst damage unfolded in Cataloochee, a secluded valley in Haywood County that is home to historic buildings showcasing the region’s pre-park history and one of the park’s two main elk herds.

Additionally, a herd of elk were reintroduced to Cataloochee in the early 2000s. If you arrive early enough in the day, you ...

There, Lowry is a volunteer in the Cataloochee Elk Bugle Corps. The 91-year-old retired Methodist reverend spends his days in the valley, a part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, serving as ...

We stop on the Cataloochee Road and stare at two elk grazing, so close that I can read the tag on one (No. 68). Jean, on the passenger side, is busy snapping pictures as fast as she can.

CATALOOCHEE – With the fall breeding season for elk underway in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, park officials are reminding visitors to keep their distance. Visitors are ask to make ...

An experimental program to reintroduce elk to the Cataloochee Valley of North Carolina began in 2001. What started as 40 transplanted animals nearly 20 years ago has grown into a herd of an ...

As elk have entered the fall breeding season, known as the rut, from now through Oct. 31, fields in Cataloochee and Oconaluftee, in Cherokee, are closed to the public to protect people and ...

Editor’s note: After the devastation from Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, Cataloochee Ranch was largely spared from damage and is now open for business with a tremendous incentive ...