Info on great places to stay, eat and visit during your Smokies trip.
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee’s only ski resort, announced Friday that it will be opening its slopes for skiing on Sunday, December23. The recent colder temperatures have made it possible to create snow and open the slopes up to skiers. Spokesman Jim Davis said Ober had been making snow since Thursday afternoon and planned to continue making it
Gatlinburg will welcome the arrival of 2013 in unique style with its 25th Annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop and Fireworks Show around the intersection of Parkway and Historic Nature Trail at the base of the Space Needle late Saturday night, December 31. At the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, 2013, the Space Needle
If you’ve ever been to the Elkmont campground in the Great Smoky Mountains or hiked on the Little River Trail, then you’ve seen the remnants of the Elkmont “ghost town,” the area where numerous old homes stand in various states of disrepair. Located next to the former logging town of Elkmont (where the Elkmont Campground
Bears might be the traditional roadside celebrities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but the competition is closing in. This year marks the 12th anniversary of the experimental release of 25 elk in some of the park’s remotest corners, followed by the release of 27 more in 2002. >> Read Complete Article
Located near the Southeastern section of the park, Cataloochee Valley was once the biggest and most prosperous community in the area that now comprises the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In the early years of the 1900’s there were roughly 1,200 residents and around 200 buildings scattered throughout the valley. The name Cataloochee is derived
Camping in the Smoky Mountains has always been a favorite activity for visitors to the park. Whether you like roughing it in the backcountry or you prefer the amenities a large campground provides the Great Smokies has something to offer everyone. For those wishing to remain in the frontcountry there are 10 campgrounds in the
At 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome has the distinction of being the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains. It is also the third highest mountain east of the Mississippi. A half mile walk up the observation tower on the summit of Clingman’s Dome gives visitors a breathtaking view of the Smokies and the surrounding area.
By Morgan Simmons Knoxville News-Sentinel It was a beautiful morning when we hiked the Rich Mountain Loop Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The leaves were at peak fall color, and traffic already was backing up around Cades Cove. >>Read Full Article
With winter just around the corner many roads and facilities will be closed until the spring season. For a full list of the closures visit the link below. >> Read Full Article
With Autumn here again the Great Smokies will soon be awash in Fall’s magical colors. There is truly no place as grand and breathtaking as Autumn in the Great Smoky Mountains. The Fall foliage in the Smokies brings thousands of visitors to the mountains every year for the chance to experience mother nature’s artwork up
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