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<em>Smoky Mountain Magic</em> by Horace Kephart

Smoky Mountain Magic by Horace Kephart

Horace Kephart's fictional adventure in the Deep Creek watershed... Read More >

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To view 7,000  photos of the park, at our Gallery open to the public on Facebook.  You don't have to join Facebook or enter any information to see the photos.  People say it's the most beautiful wildlife and landscape gallery on Facebook!  Here are some examples of the photos:

Black bears, elk, white-tailed deer, river otter, wild turkey, ... and lots more

Mother bear sleeping by Deb Campbell

mother black bear

Being the mother of 3 cubs is hard work. Here, in a photo by Deb Campbell, we see mother black bear napping high in a tree in Cades Cove. Bears are nocturnal so they sleep during the day (when the cubs will let them).

Bear by Charlie Choc

black bear

Black bear photo by Charlie Choc

Bobcat by Brian Shults

bobcat

The elusive bobcat by Brian Shults