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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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.

 
Clingmans Dome page on iPhone

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

Elk were reintroduced to the park in 2001.
Elk
Elk were reintroduced to the park in 2001.
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Weather Forecasts
Weather Forecast
Current weather forecasts are available by phone and online.
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Black bear
Black Bears
An estimated 1,500 black bears live in the park.
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Click to access maps of the national park
Download Park Maps
Maps of trails and campgrounds as well as general park maps are available.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is America's most visited national park.

Did You Know?
Between 8-10 million people visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year, making it the most visited national park in the country.

Last Updated: January 11, 2012 at 13:02 MST