The Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) sits on the borders of Tennessee and North Carolina. It has th highest mountains in the Appalachians and the Appalachian Trail traverses almost 70 miles through some of the most beautiful and treacherous parts of the park. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on September 2nd, 1940.
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The GSMNP offers hiking, camping, wildlife viewing, picnicking, fishing, water fun as well as many other activities the whole family can enjoy. For more detailed information visit one of the park's two visitor centers. Sugarlands Visitor Center is on the Tennessee side just outside of Gatlinburg and on the North Carolina side is the Oconaluftee Visitor Center. Each of these centers can provide detailed information, tours, educational resources, books, maps and toys.
You can also call the park at 1-865-436-1200
Popular Hikes in the Park
Trail
Location
Round
Trip Mileage
Abrams Falls
Western end of the Cades Cove Loop Road
5
Miles
Grotto Falls
Roaring Fork Loop Road
3
Miles
Laurel Falls
Little River Road
2
1/2 Miles
Rainbow Falls
Cherokee Orchard Road
5.5
Miles
Ramsay Cascades
Greenbrier Cove
8
Miles
Old Sugarlands
Stone Bridge at Sugarlands Park
Headquarters
.5
Miles
Andrews Bald
Clingman's Dome Parking Area
4
Miles
Charlie's Bunion
Newfound Gap head east on the Appalachian
Trail (AT)
9
Miles
Gregory Bald
Cades Cove at the turnaround on
Forge Creek Road
11
Miles
Mount Cammerer
Low Gap Trail in Cosby Campground
12
Miles
Walker Sisters
Farmstead
Greenbrier School off Lyon Springs Road in Wears Valley
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