The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is located in southeastern Tennessee and borders North Carolina on it's western side.
Smoky Mountain Park covers more than half a million acres and is home to a diversity of wildlife and more than four thousand species of plants.
Once a part of the Cherokee Indian homeland, the Smokies today are a hiker's paradise with over 800 miles of trails.
The park is the most visited national park in the entire United States with more than nine million visitors each year.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is serviced by the towns of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Townsend on the Tennessee side and by Maggie Valley and Cherokee on the North Carolina side.
Smoky Mountain National Park is also home to Cades Cove, one of the most serene and picturesque locations in the eastern United States. Cades Cove is a must see if you are anywhere near the Smoky Mountains on your vacation.
You will be able step back in history and enjoy the pioneer spirit for a few hours or a full day when you visit Cades Cove. Don't miss it.
There are an endless amount of activities to enjoy while visiting the Smoky Mountain National Park such as hiking of course, biking, camping, wildlife watching, tubing and white water rafting and much more. Here is a complete set of maps for all the camping and hiking areas in the Smokies.
