I’m lucky to call the 500,000-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park my backyard ... and buckling walls in the backcountry. Many find solitude in the 850 miles of trails, ranging from scenic ...

Clicking on the kiosk locations under purchase options will re-direct you to a handy map. Online purchase ... What about Great Smoky Mountains National Park backcountry and camping permits?

We planned a summer trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to introduce ... ranger Buck and his wife from the drizzle. Here in the backcountry there are only 27 campsites, compared with ...

Hikers and backpackers can contact the Backcountry Office at 865-436-1297 for more information. Great Smoky Mountains National Park began charging parking fees in March. Find information here ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Great Smoky Mountains National Park has lifted a ban on backcountry campfires. Parks officials say in a news release that they ended the ban Tuesday after it was put in ...

Over the years, I’ve sat in traffic jams inside the park, but also crawled through dense backcountry ... Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Map Know ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has issued a backcountry campfire ban until ... as shown in an updated drought map from the U.S. Drought Monitor released Nov. 4. “It’s going to continue ...

Great Smoky Mountains ... closure area to get to the backcountry campsites by showing crew members a printed copy of their permit. Rangers with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said a ...