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We visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina over several days, starting with a long drive from Pigeon Forge, north of the park, to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center at the southern side of the park (plus a bit further to the southernmost visitor center of the Blue Ridge Parkway; see a separate post about that).
The NPS map; click or tap to interact:
An interactive map of our route:
Parking tag required:
Elk were re-introduced to the park in 2001:
Oconaluftee Visitor Center:
Farm exhibits:
Elk in front of elk sign:
An interactive map of our route for our second visit, to the Sugarlands Visitor Center and Clingmans Dome:
Sugarlands Visitor Center:
Clingmans Dome:
Passport stamp:
Split rock:
Path to the lookout; we decided not to go up there:
View:
An interactive map of our route for our third visit, to Cades Cove:
Horses:
Old church:
View:
Visitor Center:
Old farm buildings:
