Anyone wanting to spend free time in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park helping others enjoy the experience will soon have that opportunity. Park management is recruiting volunteers to staff the information center at Clingmans Dome from April 1-Nov. 30, according to a park news release. >> Read Complete Article
Weather permitting, the road to Clingmans Dome will be opening this weekend. The road was scheduled to open on March 31 but because of a mild winter park officials have been able to push the date up several weeks. Should snow occur, instead of plowing the road, it will just be closed allowing visitors to
Sunset from the Clingmans Dome parking area in the Great Smoky Mountains. 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.
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.
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
Clingmans Dome road, one of the most popular spots in the Great Smokies, will open on Wednesday morning March 30, two days earlier than normal. The road closes in December for the winter and usually doesn’t open until April 1 but with no snow present and all facilities ready, the park will be allowing visitors
The Appalachian Trail was socked in by clouds the morning Glenn Taylor went looking for the spruce-fir moss spider. Just north of Clingmans Dome, he stopped to inspect a north-facing boulder covered in bright green moss. “These spiders are tiny, but they’re out there,” said Taylor, a biologist with Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “You
