This is the third search-and-rescue mission by the Tennessee National Guard this year. A map showing Backcountry Campsite No. 29’s location in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Backcountry Campsite 82, where the victim was found, is also closed. The Great Smoky Mountains website warns parkgoers to avoid coming within 50 feet of black bears, which are native to the region.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Backcountry Campsite 87 on Fontana Lake is closed while Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials investigate the cause of a fire that has been contained after ...

an Illinois man scheduled to stay at a backcountry campsite in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last summer, died likely due to a trauma caused by a bear. Park officials said that Madura ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Rangers at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park euthanized a bear after finding it scavenging on a man's body discovered at a backcountry campsite, the park said in a ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK — Camping in ... The increase does not affect backcountry campsites, Sanders said. Fees for backcountry campsites of $4 per person per night went into effect ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced a plan ... Pedestrians and cyclists would not be required to purchase parking tags. Backcountry camping fees would double to $8 per night under ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that firefighters recently contained a wildfire that started near backcountry campsite 87 on Fontana Lake’s shore.

Great Smoky Mountains ... closure area to get to the backcountry campsites by showing crew members a printed copy of their permit. Rangers with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said a ...

I’m lucky to call the 500,000-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park my backyard ... A nightly rate of $4 a person gets you a backcountry campsite or shelter with direct access to springs ...