The
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is
Tennessee’s
biggest
landmark.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park attracts over nine
millions visitors per year.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was
established in June of 1934, and is one of the largest
protected areas in the Eastern United States. All across the
globe
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for the
diversity of its plant and animal life, the breathtaking
landscape of its ancient mountains, the superiority of its bits
and pieces of Southern Appalachian mountain culture, and of its
wilderness haven. In one word,
The Great Smoky Mountains are truly unique. Over 10,000
species have been documented in the park. Scientists believe an
additional 90,000 species may live in
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In addition, over 1,400 flowering plant species
and at least 4,000 species of non-flowering plants have been
identified in the
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is filled with tons of beautiful wildlife. The
park has
several beautiful waterfalls that are accessible to hike, and
even catch glimpses off the road. In just about every stream in
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will find a waterfall.
Rainbow Falls, Rambay Cascades, Abrams Falls, Henwallow Falls,
Indian Creek Falls, Chasteen Creek Falls, Grotto Falls, and
Laurel Falls name just a few of the major waterfalls that you
can find in
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
During the
fall,
The Great Smoky Mountains are packed with traffic. Why? The
fall foliage in
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park brings
thousands of visitors year after year. Expect an incredible
burst of fall
colors from trees such as birch, poplar, dogwood and sourwood
trees to the beech, hickory and oak. In mid September, colors
begin turning for American beech, mountain maple and yellow
birch (the highest elevations- 4,500 to 6,000 feet.) At about
4,000 feet, leaves are typically at their peak colors in the
first two weeks of October. Around mid October, you can see a blast
of color when the rest of the trees such as; red maple, scarlet
oak, sugar maple and sweetgum join the rest of the fall colors.
Make sure that
your
group
makes a trip to
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Whether you want to catch a glimpse of a
beautiful waterfall, or experience the burst of colors in Fall,
the Great Smoky Mountains are filled with beauty that
visitors of
all ages can enjoy. A huge plus about
The Great Smoky Mountain
National Park is that it has no fee in order to enter! Due to
deed restrictions imposed when the
Park was established, there
are no entrance fees. Enjoy your visit!
While visiting
The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, make sure and check out
the
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TN or Gatlinburg, TN.
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