No, Smokey Bear was a Black bear cub, orphaned by a terrible fire in the Lincoln National Park in New Mexico.
In 1934.
You can visit Hot Springs National Park, Smokey Mountains National Park, and Shenandoah National Park. Happy to answer
Great Smokey Mountains National Park
1025 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC is the address/location of the North Carolina State Fair, which boasts a 21-foot tall statue of Smokey Bear with a forestry exhibit. There IS a Smokey Bear State Forest in Minnesota...
It is 'Smokey Bear'. There is no "the" in his name. That was added by songwriters to make their song sound better. Check the National Forest Service's history of Smokey Bear and you'll see that his correct name has no "the" in it.The bear has his own US Postal ZIP Code!Please see the link below:
Highway Patrolmen are often called "Smokey Bear" or "the Bear" because they wear hats that resemble the one worn by the National Forest Rangers' mascot, Smokey Bear.
1934
The Great Smokey Mountains straddle the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. The Great Smokey Mountains National Park is in both states. The highest peak in the mountains is in Tennessee.
Smokey Bear was rescued from the Capitan Gap fire in the Lincoln National Forest in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. Smokey had climbed a tree to escape the fire, but his paws and hind legs had been burned.
Smokey was an American black bear.
The park is in North Carolina and Tennessee.