Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park. Scenic, roughly 30-mi ...
Kephart and a few like-minded people proposed that the Smoky Mountains be made into a national park to protect the 100,000 acres of virgin forest that still remained. Among those joining the cause ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also the most visited, welcoming more than 10 million travelers annually. The 522,427-acre park is shared by Tennessee and North Carolina, with the border ...
It just got easier to hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park thanks to an extensive renovation of a popular trail that leads to the park’s tallest waterfall. The Ramsey Cascades Trail is ...
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park lists on its website when its seasonal roads close for the winter. Several of the parks roads are open year round remain open year-round, such as Newfound ...