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: