• Approximately 1,500 black bears live in the national park.

    Great Smoky Mountains

    National Park NC,TN

Mountain Scenes

  • Sunset over the mountains. Viewed from the Observation Tower on Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the national park.
    Mountain Scenes
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Did You Know?

An experimental program to reintroduce elk to the park was begun in 2001.

An experimental program to reintroduce elk to the park was begun in 2001. Elk once roamed the Smokies, but were eliminated from the region in the mid 1800s by over-hunting and loss of habitat. Other animals successfully reintroduced to the park include river otters and barn owls.