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

    Great Smoky Mountains

    National Park NC,TN

Smokies Trip Planner

The Smokies Trip Planner is the official trip planning guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Download a copy now! (2050 kb file, complete file with text and map included)

The Smokies Trip Planner contains information about:

Favorite destinations in the park including

  • Cades Cove
  • Cataloochee
  • Clingmans Dome
  • Roaring Fork
  • and others

Popular activities such as

  • auto touring
  • bicycling
  • family campgrounds
  • fishing
  • hiking and backpacking
  • picnicking
  • waterfall walks
  • wildlife watching
  • and more

General information including

  • weather and climate
  • lodging and camping
  • park map

If your internet connection is slow, you can download the trip planner in sections. The following links break the planner up into a 5 files-the text and four map quadrants:

Trip Planner text (145 kb file)
NW quadrant map (527 kb file)
NE quadrant map (632 kb file)
SW quadrant map (537 kb file)
SE quadrant map (551 kb file)


The Smokies Trip Planner is a PDF file. You will need a free copy of Acrobat Reader to access the file.

 

Smokies Guide Newspaper

Don't want to wait until you get here to read the park newspaper? View an online version of the Smokies Guide now!

 
Clingmans Dome page on iPhone

Smokies Mobile App
Download the Free Smokies Visitor Guide for your phone. Includes trip planning, recreation and services information along with the park map. Everything works without a cell signal.

  • Weather Forecast Weather Forecast

    Current weather forecasts are available by phone and online. Read More

  • Download Park Maps Download Park Maps

    Maps of trails and campgrounds as well as general park maps are available. Read More

  • Elk Elk

    Elk were reintroduced to the park in 2001. Read More

  • Black Bears Black Bears

    An estimated 1,500 black bears live in the park. Read More

Did You Know?

Mingus Mill is a turbine-driven grist mill.

Ninety seven historic structures, including grist mills, churches, schools, barns, and the homes of early settlers, preserve Southern Appalachian mountain heritage in the park.