Press release from Blue Ridge Parkway: The beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s visitor season coincides with the early critical feeding season for bears. As a result, increased visitor traffic on ...

CLOSED FOR BEARS: The Craggy Gardens visitor center is closed until further notice due to an increase in human-bear interactions. Photo courtesy of the Blue Ridge Parkway After several reports of ...

Our partners at the Charlotte Observer say bear encounters have been reported from mid-May to early June near the Bull Mountain trail. As of now, a half-mile of the trail is closed from mile marker ...

ASHEVILLE - The half-mile section of the Bull Mountain Trail off of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville opened back up on July 3 after being closed due to "aggressive" bear encounters. More: ...

ASHEVILLE – Wildlife biologists and law enforcement rangers have closed all use of a half-mile section on Bull Mountain Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville due to an increase in dangerous ...