Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Straddling the border of North Carolina and Tennessee lies Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Boasting 520 square miles of national park within the Great Smoky Mountains, which contain old growth forests, endless rivers, 800+ miles of hiking trails, over 1,000 camp sites and much more, it is a nature lover’s paradise. In addition, the communities surrounding Great Smoky Mountains National Park are alive with tourist destinations and modern luxuries. With a wide variety of activities and options, Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers something for everyone.
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About Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Recognized as a national park in the 1930s, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most-visited national park in the United States, with an excess 9 million visits per year (twice the visitors of the Grand Canyon, the second most visited national park). The park later became an International Biosphere Reserve in 1976 and World Heritage Site in 1983.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s elevation ranges from 876 feet (Abrams Creek) to 6,643 feet (Clingmans Dome), with sixteen mountains within the park reaching higher than 6,000 feet. In fact, the elevations vary so drastically that visitor’s can find every ecological niche from Tennessee to Canada within the park.