GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
General Information Regarding Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1933
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HOW TO REACH THE PARK

By Automobile

Paved highways from all sections of the country converge at Asheville, North Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee, 70 and 42 miles respectively from the park. State Highway No. 10 from Asheville, and State Highways Nos. 35 and 71, and 33 and 73 from Knoxville lead to the park.

Waynesville, North Carolina, on State Highway No. 10, is the entrance to the Cataloochee Creek country; Newport, Tennessee, on State Highway No. 9, is the entrance to the Cosby Creek section; and Maryville, Tennessee, is the entrance to the Cades Cove section. Trips to these sections are not recommended in wet weather but motorists will find these trips both scenic and enjoyable in dry weather.

Maryville is also on the Scenic Loop, (Knoxville, Maryville, Gatlinburg, to Knoxville), and from this point State Highway No. 72 and them State Highways Nos. 108 and 10 lead to Deals Gap, Calderwood Dam and Lake, Cheoah Dam and Lake, Tapoco, Cheoah River, Santeetlah Dam and Lake, Nantahala Lookout, Nantahala Gorge, Bryson City, and Asheville. These points are all outside the park but afford remarkably scenic trips.

From near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, there is an excellent highway (State — Number 71), leading to Newfound Gap, where it crosses the Great Smoky Mountains at an altitude of 5,045 feet. In 17 miles the motorist climbs 3,752 feet. North Carolina has completed a fine highway (State No. 107) from Newfound Gap to Smokemont. The Government is rebuilding the road from Smokemont to the park boundary where it joins the North Carolina highway system.

By Railroad

The Southern Railway and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad serve Knoxville, Tennessee. From Knoxville bus service is available via Sevierville to Gatlinburg, both in Tennessee, where local transportation may be secured. The Southern Railway also serves Asheville. Bus service is available from Asheville, North Carolina, via Waynesville, to Bryson City, North Carolina. Bryson City, Waynesville, and Gatlinburg are near the boundaries of the park.

"Rhododendron, king of flowering shrubs, grows with amazing vigor, covering miles of forest floor." Thompson photograph

ACCOMMODATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PARK

No franchises have yet been issued by the Secretary of the Interior for establishment of utilities in the park, and the National Park Service, pending the establishment of authorized service, has no control over the rates and operations of these enterprises. Operations outside the park are not subject to supervision of any sort by park authorities.

Asheville, North Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee, have accommodations to suit any taste and pocketbook.

All of the following hotels, etc., are operated on the American plan except Hotel LeFaine which is operated on the European plan. In most cases, special rates by the week or month may be secured.

TENNESSEE:


Per Day

In the Park
(Under temporary permit)

AtCades CoveJohn Oliver's Lodge$2.00

Cades CoveEkaneetlee Lodge — (Willie Myers)2.00

ElkmontWonderland Club Hotel3.50 — 4.00

ElkmontThe Tavern3.25

Greenbrier CoveLeConte Hotel2.00

TremontTremont Hotel3.00


Near the Park


GatlinburgMountain View Hotel3.50 — 6.00
   Per week24.00 — 37.00
   All rooms have private bath

GatlinburgRiverside Hotel2.00

GatlinburgIndian Gap Hotel2.50

Kinzel SpringsKinzel Springs Hotel3.50

Kinzel SpringsSmoky Mountain Inn3.50

NewportRhea Mims Hotel3.00 — 4.00

Line SpringsLine Springs Hotel2.00

MaryvilleMontvale Springs Hotel2.50 — 3.50

MaryvilleBlount Hotel2.00

SeviervilleCentral Hotel2.50 — 3.00

SeviervilleDavis Hotel2.50 — 3.00

TallasseeTallassee Springs Hotel3.00

TownsendTownsend Inn2.50

TownsendOverlook Cottage2.50

WallandChilhowee Inn2.50

NORTH CAROLINA:


In the Park
(Under temporary permit)

Cataloochee CreekJarvis Palmer Lodge2.50
Cataloochee CreekCataloochee Ranch
Address, Cove Creek, N.C.
2.75 up


Near the Park

AtBryson CityFreeman Hotel$3.00 up

Bryson CityFryenont Inn3.00 up

Bryson CityCalhoun Hotel2.00

Bryson CityEntella Hotel2.00

TapocoTapoco Lodge3.50

WaynesvilleHotel LeFaine (European plan)1.50 up

WaynesvilleHotel Gordon3.50 up

WaynesvilleHotel Waynesville2.00 up
Per Week

WaynesvilleAnthony Wayne Hotel17.50 up

WaynesvillePiedmont Hotel17.50 up

WaynesvilleDunham House15.00 up

WaynesvillePalmer House15.00 up

WaynesvilleBon Air20.00 up

WaynesvilleGeorgia Home15.00 up

WaynesvilleMitchell House15.00 up

WaynesvilleAdger Home15.00 up

Full-blood Cherokee Indian family. Masa photograph


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