“By closing Rich Mountain Road, we are protecting people and bears,” Superintendent Cassius Cash said. “When people intentionally attract bears with human food or pet food it can lead to a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed a park road due to bear activity during a time when the animals are foraging for food. The National Park Service (NPS) closed the Rich Mountain Road ...

Rich Mountain Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has reopened after a month-long closure, according to a release from the park. The closure started in August after park visitor being ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are closing Rich Mountain Road in Cades Cove to all traffic. The closure started on Aug. 5, and will continue until further notice.

The wildfire started Nov. 20 near Rich Mountain Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and spread to 5-7 acres quickly, the national park said in a news release on Monday.

Until then, Cades Cove Loop Road still can be reached via Rich Mountain Road, a seven-mile, single-lane gravel route, park officials said. Though normally closed through the winter, the road will ...

The road closure started Saturday at Rich Mountain Road in the Cades Cove area. Officials said the bear had become habituated to humans and vehicles and that the the visitor did not contribute to ...

Rich Mountain Road is a good place for those who want to see Cades Cove while the loop road is closed. The 8-mile, one-way, gravel road provides beautiful views of Cades Cove and according to ...

A wildfire spotted Monday near Rich Mountain Road had reportedly spread to 5-7 acres as firefighters battled the blaze into Tuesday morning, according to a news release from the National Park Service.