Info on great places to stay, eat and visit during your Smokies trip.
Newfound Gap Road (Hwy 441) has been re-opened to traffic. At 10:00 am on April 15 Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials opened the heavily traveled road that connects Cherokee, NC and Gatlinburg, TN. The road had been closed ever since the massive landslide on January 16 that destroyed roughly 200 feet of the road.
Spring has arrived in the Smokies again and soon visitors will be flocking to the park in search of the unique beauty and outdoor activities that can only be found in the Great Smoky Mountains. Over the next several days TheGreatSmokies.net will be listing 10 different things that you should consider doing during your Spring
The impacts of sequestration are already showing at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This weekend, Elkmont Campground was full, and sites A through D were open. >> Read Complete Article
Newport Plain Talk – Newport, TN The third annual Music of the Mountains, an afternoon program devoted to the celebration of Cocke County’s gospel music heritage, will be held Sunday, April 21, at the Smoky Mountains Visitors Center in Cosby starting at 2 p.m. “Our hills will indeed be alive with the sounds of music,”
Dolly Parton ushers in a string of new shows at her Dollywood theme park this year. And that includes fireworks, cleverly called “Dolly’s Nights of Many Colors.” This year means extended hours at the popular Pigeon Forge attraction, with the operation open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for six weeks at mid-summer, plus the addition
Recent heavy snows in the Great Smoky Mountains has forced park officials to delay the opening of the Clingmans Dome Road. Over 18 inches of snow recently fell in higher elevations of the Smokies including the Clingmans Dome area. Friday was the scheduled opening date for the road but park spokeswoman Dana Soehn stated that
Below is a recent interview with Norman & Sarah Ball, the owners of the Blue Mountain Mist Bed & Breakfast. Located on a 60-acre farm in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains it features a beautiful Victorian-style farmhouse and wonderful views of the mountains. To learn more you can visit their site here: http://www.bluemountainmist.com
Gatlinburg’s Arts & Crafts Community Trail is home to the largest group of independent artisans in North America. Established in 1937, the 8-mile loop has been designated as a Tennessee Heritage Arts & Crafts Trail. Whatever your taste, you’re sure to find something to your liking. Painters, potters, candle makers, jewelers, woodcarvers, basket weavers….you name
Due to a five percent budget reduction, the 2013 season will see the Great Smoky Mountains National Park close three campgrounds, two picnic areas, one horse camp, and selected access roads. Facilities that will be closed are: the Look Rock Campground and picnic area, the Abrams Creek Campground and the Balsam Mountain Campground and Picnic
Friends of the Smokies will host its first hike of the year March 19 at Deep Creek in Bryson City. To celebrate the Friends’ 20th anniversary, each hike this year honors an achievement or cause that Friends of the Smokies has supported in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since the group was founded in
