Autumn Colors - Update
It finally looks like fall in the Smoky Mountains! Now is the time to rent a cabin, pack your bags, and take a beautiful drive to east Tennessee! For Vol fans, the timing could not get any better. Take a drive or hike in the park to finish off homecoming weekend and look for great discounted accommodations due to the late arrival of the fall colors. With the recent turn in weather, the mid elevations are expected to be brilliant through this weekend, followed by more and more color appearing in the lower elevations as we enter next week. The park reports that colors are best between 2400 and 4500 feet with amazing shades of red, orange, yellow, and burgundy showing in every direction. A park volunteer even believes he has not seen color this remarkable in five years.
If you do not have time to make it into the national park, take a walk or drive around Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, or Sevierville to also find spectacular colors. The entire community is ablaze with color and now that Winterfest has begun, plenty of activities are available morning, noon, and night. Do not delay! Nature will not hold onto these breathtaking views for very long.