Nearly 1,300 Joro spider sightings have popped up around Knoxville, from UT's campus to Ijams Nature Center. Experts say the golden orb-weavers are mostly harmless.

Camp Honey now serves sandwiches and drinks from the park's central pavilion, part of a broader master-plan buildout at the 185-acre site.

The Smokies' most-visited waterfall trail shuts down Monday through Thursday starting Aug. 24, but stays open on Labor Day.