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Category: Smoky Mountains (74)
The Sinks
August 24, 2021 Page
The Sinks is a scenic location on the Townsend side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It features heavy cascades that seem to pour into a drain-like basin - thus the name...
Metcalf Bottoms: Location & Things To Do
June 16, 2021 Post
Metcalf Bottoms is one of the most enchanting parts of the Great Smoky Mountains, and it’s easy to see why. Mountain views and a babbling brook make Metcalf Bottoms a perfect pla...
Fast Facts About Snakes in the Great Smoky Mountains
June 8, 2021 Post
Part of what makes the Great Smoky Mountains National Park so magical is the unbridled access it provides to miles of untamed wilderness. This allows you to hike rugged trails, get...
Where To See Synchronous Fireflies
May 25, 2021 Post
The lottery for the synchronous fireflies display at Elkmont has come and gone. If you missed your chance to enter or were not awarded a pass, don't be too disappointed. While the ...
Get Married In The National Park
May 10, 2021 Page
Weddings in the Smoky Mountains can take place in designated areas of the national park. Purchase a special use permit from the park and follow their guidelines for getting started...
Mount Sterling: History & Hiking to the Fire Tower
May 3, 2021 Post
Mount Sterling is located on the east side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and features a fire tower with the highest elevation of any fire tower in the eastern United S...
The Townsend Wye
April 26, 2021 Page
The Townsend Wye is the area where Lamar Alexander Parkway intersects with Little River Road. It is not only an important directional marker in the Great Smoky Mountains National P...
Cosby, TN | Area Information, Attractions & More
March 26, 2021 Post
Cosby, TN is located on the northeastern border of the Smoky Mountains. Cosby is a great destination for tourists looking to get off the beaten path and away from the traffic of do...
Winter Hiking Tips For The Great Smoky Mountains
February 1, 2021 Post
Winter hiking in the Smoky Mountains is a unique experience for a handful of reasons. Of course the landscape looks much different than it does in other seasons; you're bound to se...
Trail Etiquette For Hikers In The Great Smokies
November 16, 2020 Post
Trail etiquette in the Great Smoky Mountains is an important part of experiencing the national park. When you follow the rules - both the actual rules and the understood ones - you...
LeConte Lodge: The Inn Over A Mile In The Sky
October 28, 2020 Post
LeConte Lodge is a small resort on top of Mount LeConte, the mountain with the tallest face east of the Mississippi river. It was established in 1925 and predates the creation of t...
Bullhead Trail: 5.9 Miles Downhill From LeConte Lodge
October 27, 2020 Post
Bullhead Trail is one of the least trafficked of the 6 routes to LeConte Lodge. The 5.9 mile trail zigzags south of the summit of Balsam Point with an array of switchbacks around t...
Longest Mt. LeConte Trail: Trillium Gap (8.8 Miles)
October 26, 2020 Post
Trillium Gap is the longest Mt LeConte trail with Bullhead in second place. Starting at the Rainbow Falls trailhead off Cherokee Orchard Road, you can create a big loop hike up to ...
Andrews Bald: An Easy Hike From Clingmans Dome
October 20, 2020 Post
Andrews Bald is double peak mountain just south of Clingmans Dome. The bald is the highest of its kind in the national park; the grassy viewpoint sits an elevation of 5,950 feet - ...
Spooky Smokies: Haunted Places & Smoky Mountain Legends
October 6, 2020 Post
Smoky Mountain legends and ghost stories are not in short supply. The region's history is thick with tales passed down from the Cherokee people, early settlers of Cades Cove, and m...
Deep Creek, North Carolina
August 12, 2020 Page
Deep Creek, NC is the area about three miles north of Bryson City in one of the southernmost parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Deep Creek is known for its beautiful...
Smoky Mountains Backcountry Camping
July 29, 2020 Page
Smoky Mountains backcountry camping is not for the faint of heart. Beginners should do their research on all the rules and regulations. Proper clothing, food, water, and equipment ...
Smoky Mountain Campgrounds
July 29, 2020 Page
There are a handful of Smoky Mountain campgrounds inside and outside of the national park. The GSMNP maintains ten frontcountry campgrounds within its boundaries. All of the follow...
Smoky Mountain Wildlife
July 28, 2020 Page
Smoky Mountain wildlife is abundant in all corners of the international biosphere reserve. Remember, all animals in the Smokies should be viewed from a distance and left undisturbe...
Hiking In The Smokies
July 23, 2020 Page
Hiking in the Smokies is a unique experience. There are more than 800 miles of hiking trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and hiking all of them (or becoming a 900 m...