The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.

Those looking to travel through the Smokies will need to keep an eye on seasonal road closures soon, as the park has begun ...

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18 to agree to rename the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee to Kuwohi (koo-whoa-hee). The ...

Joro spiders have moved into Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and they could be spreading further north.

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At least two invasive Joro spiders have been spotted in Cades Cove, a Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson ...

A visitor hiking on the Virginia side of the Blue Ridge Parkway on Nov. 11, according to the National Park Service.

Kephart and a few like-minded people proposed that the Smoky Mountains be made into a national park to protect the 100,000 acres of virgin forest that still remained. Among those joining the cause ...

They’ve been spreading ever since, and on Oct. 17, Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded its first joro sighting.

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