Its not just breathtaking scenery that makes Great Smoky Mountains National Park one of the best road trip destinations for travelers within the U.S.

I’ve done all three.” On a winter 2024 trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, he chose the first option and regretted it. “The temperatures dropped dangerously low,” Powell recalls.

Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Things to do at Cades Cove: Cades Cove isn't one specific view but a collection of them along the 11-mile loop road.

Parking tag funds provide more ranger presence in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Formed in 2023 and fully staffed in 2024 using funds from the Park It Forward parking tag program, the PSAR ...

Parking tag funds provide more ranger presence in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Formed in 2023 and fully staffed in 2024 using funds from the Park It Forward parking tag program, the PSAR ...

Holly Kays is the lead writer for the 29,000-member Smokies Life, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the scientific, historical, and interpretive activities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

Parking tag funds provide more ranger presence in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Formed in 2023 and fully staffed in 2024 using funds from the Park It Forward parking tag program, the PSAR ...