CLEVELAND, Tenn — Due to concern for overall ginseng reductions, U.S. Forest Service officials announced they will not be issuing ginseng permits for the Cherokee National Forest until further notice.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Fall is a beautiful time in East Tennessee as the leaves begin to change and cover the mountains in an array of reds, oranges, purples and yellows. The Cherokee National ...

They were missing 24 hours in Cherokee National Forest, TN officials say.

A lost hiker and his dog were rescued by members of the Tennessee National Guard over the weekend at the Cherokee National ...

Hundreds of miles of trails snake through mountain balds, valleys, waterfalls and backcountry in more than half a million East Tennessee acres. Centuries ago, the people who lived on that land were ...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Crews in the Cherokee National Forest are working to put out wildland fires that ignited in different places across the region. Leaders said crews were specifically fighting fires ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The U.S. Forest Service announced on Tuesday that it had restored access to most areas in the Cherokee National Forest that were closed amid Hurricane Helene flooding.

A 500 pound black bear that had been living near Tusculum University in Greeneville, Tennessee, has been captured and relocated to Cherokee National Forest, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency ...

CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST, Tenn. (KATV) — Three Arkansans are dead after their plane crashed in Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest on Friday. Officials say the crash occurred in the Ocoee Ranger ...