Gatlinburg TN Tourist Discovers Bear Relaxing In Cabin Hot Tub

GATLINBURG, TN. (THECOUNT) — A tourist visiting Gatlinburg discovered a bear enjoying a dip in the cabin hot tub Thursday night.

Elizabeth Strickland posted photos of the hot tubbing bear on the back porch of their cabin in Gatlinburg. She said there were three cubs and they played for a little bit and then left.

“I just had to share with y’all. I was in that same seat 14 hours ago!”

It’s important to remember black bears are wild animals. It’s not unheard of for black bears to go roaming about towns near the Smokies, or even uncommon, reports WBIR.

Geo quick facts: Gatlinburg, a mountain town in eastern Tennessee, is known as a gateway to the roughly 520,000-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Many of its key attractions offer sweeping views of the neighboring park, including the 407-ft. Space Needle observation tower and the Sky Lift, a 2.1-mile aerial cable car that journeys from Downtown to the popular amusement park and ski resort Ober Gatlinburg – wikipedia.