Join us for fun, stewardship, community and camping on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail for National Trails Day! Meet at the MTA Metro-North Harlem Line - Appalachian Trail train stop to step off ...

Overnight camping has been prohibited along more than 20 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina because of threats posed by bears. Among the incidents: A hiker was bitten by a bear in Great ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Abingdon Gap Shelter along the Appalachian Trail has been closed to camping after reports of an aggressive bear. A release from the U.S. Forest Service states that ...

The ban comes as black bears on the Appalachian Trail have become increasingly bold in recent years. Unusually aggressive bears have led to a camping ban along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in ...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WATE) — Appalachian Trail campers, be aware of black bears. The Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service is closing camping access at a site along the Appalachian Trail due to a ...

Due to reported aggressive bear activity, certain camping sites at the Appalachian Trail will be closed. (Appalachian Trail Conservancy) ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – Due to reported aggressive bear ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- U.S. Forest Service officials in North Carolina said Thursday, May 11, that a section of the Appalachian Trail is temporarily closed to overnight camping due to "recent aggressive ...

Due to recent incidents where bears gained camper food, Shenandoah National Park has temporarily closed a portion of the Appalachian Trail to overnight camping to minimize the potential for human-bear ...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WATE) — Another report of an aggressive bear has closed camping on a section of the Appalachian Trail. The U.S. Forest Service said an aggressive bear was reported at the No Business ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Forest Service announced a temporary ban on overnight camping, from Tanyard Gap to Deep Gap, including the area ...

Past overnight camping bans along Appalachian Trail have been put in place when bears wandered into occupied camps in search of food and defied attempts to frighten them away, McClatchy News reported.

(WJHL) — A section of the Appalachian Trail in Northeast Tennessee has been closed to camping due to bear activity. The Cherokee National Forest says camping is not allowed between Double Springs ...