National geographics trails illustrated map of the park combines. Each of the smoky mountain trails listed below have been grouped by the predominate feature for each trail, based on the following criteria. This is a great smoky mountains regional map, showing roads and highways in the area along with nearby towns. Great smoky mountains national park seems endless with its vistas of rolling mountains like waves running into the distance but hidden in the middle of it all is a beautiful flat valley of almost 7,000 acres, a haven for wildlife of all kinds, and human visitors. At the parking lot you will have amazing views of the surrounding area, and there is also a paved halfmile, and steep, walkway to the top of clingmans dome observation tower. Great smoky mountains national park attractions noted on this map include cades cove and roaring fork motor nature trails, clingmans dome, mountain farm museum, and the chimney tops rock formations. Great smoky mountain national park map 1941 cropped. Clingmans dome is the highest point in great smoky mountains national park at more than 6,600 feet. Mountain farm museum little greenbrier school elkmont greenbrier look rock mount le conte 6593ft 2009m spence. Balsam mountain campground is located on heintooga ridge road, which is accessed via the blue ridge parkway at milepost 458.
Free park road maps can be downloaded below and are available in park visitor centers. On the map, it is called lakeview drive, but to the citizens of swain county it is the road to nowhere a broken promise. This facility is locally managed and offers very high quality interpretive displays and presentations on the smokies and the national park. It offers postcardperfect views and plentiful wildlife. The park straddles the ridgeline of the great smoky mountains, part of the blue ridge mountains, which are a division of the larger appalachian mountain chain. New usgs maps for nc and tn show national park visitor. Along the bottom of the page is an elevation profile that shows the distance between. Hiking great smoky mountains covers 82 hikes in the smokies, includes photos, trail maps, quick reference trail highlights and elevation profiles.
Wander the tranquil woods and hills to appreciate what your support can do to protect our nations beauty. This beautiful mountain range reaches towering heights of nearly seventhousand feet, but is famous. The nps plans to share data from its central gis data warehouse to the usgs national map and topo products, as part of the nps centennial call to action going digital. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Sugarlands visitor center, gatlinburg, tn and oconaluftee visitor center, cherokee, nc. The springer mountain to davenport gap section covers the entire great smoky mountains national park. B a l a s f w m u o tr a i l p a g su r a i n t n l r a c. The sevenmile long clingmans dome road leads to a parking lot.
Smokies trip planner great smoky mountains national park. Note trail ridge road, a seasonal summer road, connects estes park, the east gateway town, with grand lake, the west gateway town. Geological survey with the national park service nps. Mountain cold spring knob buckeye gap jakes gap s w a t h e i f r c a i l r o d prong t ail newfound gap s u g a r l a n d m o u n t a i n 1 2.
Great smoky mountains national park travel southern usa. The pdf file has 2 pages, and the second page has the map. There are three entrances to great smoky mountains national park from gatlinburg, and every one takes you into a section of the 800 square miles of unspoiled appalachia. Great smoky mountains national park is an american national park in the southeastern united states, with parts in tennessee and north carolina. Vehicle navigation systems and gps units may provide inaccurate information in the mountains sending drivers the wrong way on oneway roads or leading them to dead ends in remote areas. Worldrenowned for its biodiversity, the beauty of its ancient mountains and its southern appalachian mountain culture, this southeastern gem is. Park at the fork ridge and mountainstosea trailheads. Get back to nature among mistshrouded peaks, shimmering waterfalls and lush forests in the great american wilderness. The 2019 fall foliage map is the ultimate visual planning guide to the annual progressive changing of the leaves. With a 2,000 square foot house perched on a rocky overlook and easy.
National geographics trails illustrated map of clingmans dome and. With over 500,000 acres some may say its tough to find a favorite spot in the great smoky mountains national park. Mobile device users can download a free application and detailed 2017 topographic maps for accurate. Great smoky mountains national park balsam mountain. Each page includes a detailed topographic map which is centered on the trail. The latitudelongitude calibration of this map is only approximate.
Definitive guide to the top destination in the national park. Click the image to view a full size gif 150 kb or download a pdf 300 kb this great smoky mountains map 1. This 1997 national park service gsmnp trail map is from the library of congress gsmnp map collection and uses lizardtechs mrsid decoder to decompress the waveletcompressed map file. Zach robbins clingmans dome, one of the most popular landmarks in great smoky mountains national park, is the highest peak in the smokies and the 3rd highest peak east of the mississippi river.
Smoky mountain map is a guide to the smokies covering pigeon forge and gatlinburg. A guide to capturing the great smoky mountains national park. This cades cove map features all the stops on the loop. Great smoky mountains national park is one of the countrys most popular national park sites. It shows major points of interest and the popular hiking trails. Americas most visited national park, great smoky mountains, is an. Great smoky mountains national park map pdf download the official national park map to see the major park roads, rivers, park visitor centers, and the appalachian trail which bisects the park. Free great smoky mountains national park topo maps.
Clingmans dome great smoky mountains national park, tn. Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between north carolina and tennessee in great smoky mountains national park. The easiest way to reach the summit is by driving to the. Topographic map, great smoky mountains national park. Nps great smoky mountains national park 2017 topographic. Geologic map of the great smoky mountains national park.
Rocky mountain national park 2016 in 2016, national park trust partnered with rocky mountain conservancy, the wilderness land trust, and local funders to purchase a 12. This map of great smoky mountains national park shows outlying gateways from knoxville, tenn. Great smoky mountains national park was established in 1934. Great smoky mountains national park click to enlarge download the great smoky mountains park map pdf download the great smoky mountains trail and campsite map pdf. Americas most visited national park and a unesco world heritage site, great smoky mountains national park is both renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life and rich in remnants of southern appalachian mountain culture. Prepared in cooperation with the national park service. This general information can be found at both visitor centers. It gets more annual visitors than the grand canyon, yosemite, and yellowstone combined.
Great smoky mountains national park topographic map and nearby trails. The great smoky mountains national park is the most popular national park in the country and hosts well over tenmillion annual visitors. Great smoky mountains national park map pdf my smoky. Map of cades cove located in the great smoky mountains national park with high resolution download. While no tool can be 100% accurate, this tool is meant to help travelers better time their trips to have the best opportunity of catching peak color each year. A truly living mountain range, the great smoky mountains are constantly reinventing themselves as wind, water, and erosion continuously shape these ageless mountains. A custom cartographic product from great smoky mountains national park, this map utilizes data from the national map with custom symbology and labeling. World renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the quality of its remnants of southern appalachian mountain culture, this is americas most visited national park. Map and info pdf file great smoky mountains national park. Leconte lodge inside great smoky mountains national park. Attractions, lodging, restaurants and shopping in the smoky mountains of tennessee.
Situated at an elevation of 5,310 feet, balsam mountain is the highest campground in great smoky mountains national park. Topographic map, great smoky mountains national park, tennessee and north carolina. It straddles north carolina and tennessee and covers more than 816 square miles. Mobile device users can download a free application and detailed 2017 topographic maps for accurate navigation in areas. Every trip to the smokies begins with a drive on the newfound gap road, so pack a picnic and see highlights along the way, including the sugarlands visitor center, newfound gap. Be thoughtful when you visit gsm national park and. Great smoky mountains national park gatlinburg, tn. The geology of the great smoky mountains national park region of tennessee and north carolina was studied from 1993 to 2003 as part of a cooperative investigation by the u. The campground is approximately eight miles from the parkway. Vehicle navigation systems and gps units may provide inaccurate information in the mountainssending drivers the wrong way on oneway roads or leading them to dead ends in remote areas. Click here for printer friendly version, high resolution pdf format size. Smoky mountain trail map great smoky mountains national. Explore great smoky mountains national park holidays and discover the best time and places to visit.
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