Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Park in the Appalachian Mountains, between Tennessee and North Carolina, with forests, waterfalls and about 1,300 km of trails. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tennessee · the United States
In the destination Great Smoky Mountains.
In the photo: Downtown Gatlinburg
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The city
Mountain town at the north entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in the Little Pigeon River valley. The main avenue, the Parkway, has shops, restaurants and aerial trams. A few minutes away is the Sugarlands visitor center, from where Newfound Gap Road heads toward Kuwohi, and the road to Cades Cove valley departs. The Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail starts in the town center.
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The local experience
Park in the Appalachian Mountains, between Tennessee and North Carolina, with forests, waterfalls and about 1,300 km of trails. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains, at 2,025 meters, with a concrete observation tower on a ramp and views over the mountain ranges.
Mountain-enclosed valley in the park’s west, with open fields, cabins, churches and an old settlers’ mill, and a loop of about 17 km.
A narrow one-way road that leaves Gatlinburg and crosses the forest alongside streams, old cabins and waterfalls.