Ranger Guided

Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers a wide variety of free, ranger-led, curriculum-based programs. These programs are correlated to North Carolina and Tennessee State learning standards, provide students with an engaging learning experience, and enhance classroom learning by utilizing the park's cultural and natural resources as teaching tools.

All programs require pre-registration. Please download and email, fax or mail the appropriate registration form. For programs in Tennessee, use the TN Registration form fax #: [phone]; for North Carolina trips, use the NC Registration form fax#: [phone]

 

Our education programs are crafted for particular grade levels and their specific state standards. Please visit the individual grade pages for information on program locations, details on program themes and activities, and downloadable lesson plans.

Tennessee Elementary	Tennessee Middle	Tennessee High
North Carolina Elementary	North Carolina Middle	North Carolina High

For questions, concerns and comments, please contact by phone:
NC:[phone], TN:[phone], email or by mail:
Education Branch
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107 Park HQ Rd.
Gatlinburg, TN 37738

 

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  Parks As Classrooms Overview Video

  Watch a short overview of the Parks As Classrooms program in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

  Video Transcript

  With the park as their classroom, students K-8 learn to appreciate the wonders of nature and heritage while in the very heart of the resource. Each year, Parks As Classrooms provides curriculum based, hands on programs to 15,000 students from 18 counties in North Carolina and Tennessee.
  
  Whether hiking beside a babbling brook or gazing at a mountain view, these experiences in park classrooms foster
  a love for Great Smoky Mountains National Park that inspires stewardship in future generations, helping to protect
  this beautiful place.