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Smokies draws most in visitor spending among national parks

Knoxville News Sentinel - Jan 27, 2012
By Morgan Simmons A new study by Michigan State University reaffirms Great Smoky Mountains National Park's position as the top national park in the US for visitor spending. The "Economic Benefits to Local Communities from National Park Visitation and ...

National Parks seek to connect to future visitors, apps, podcasts could be ...

Washington Post - Jan 23, 2012
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains the busiest of the nation's parks by far, despite a drop in attendance last year. Smokies Superintendent Dale Ditmanson said park officials are looking at new ways to draw visitors.

DeGraaf Nature Center plans April tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

HollandSentinel.com - Jan 26, 2012
By Staff reports The DeGraaf Nature Center is now accepting deposits for its tour of Great Smoky Mountains National Park April 17-21. Cost of the tour is $399 for members and $424 for nonmembers. The fee includes transportation, apartment-style lodging ...

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park books

Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park

by: Kevin Adams
This guide features 82 hikes within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With over 800 miles of maintained trails within the park, author Kevin Adams guides hikers through the rugged landscape and dense vegetation of the Great Smokies so they can have an intimate experience and see everything they would want to see, right from an official trail. Clear and concise trail descriptions and brilliant photography will make this guide a requirement when heading into the backcountry of America's most visited national park.
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Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park

by: Randy Johnson
Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 22 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN - Trails Illustrated Map # 229

by: National Geographic Maps
Detailed topographic map for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with its endless forest that straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, is the perfect recreational map for America's most visited national park.

The map includes Great Smoky Mountains National Park in its entirety, the Appalachian Trail, Twentymile Trail, Lakeshore Trail, Chasteen Creek Trail, the Great Smoky Mountains, Chilowee Mountain, Little Mountain, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Cataloochee Divide, Pisgah National Forest, Cherokee National Forest, Nantahala National Forest, Little Tennessee River, Chilhowee Lake, Fontana Lake, Tuckasegee River, the cities of Maryville Tennessee, Gatlinburg Tennessee, Waynesville North Carolina, and more.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park DVD Postcard

Highlights from Great Smoky Mountains National Park DVD Postcard. 20 minutes of beautiful footage by Russ Finley edited to authentic appalachian mountain folk music. The best of the Smoky Mountains - all the major locations, seasons, scenery, and amazing wildlife. In a ready-to-mail mailer for family and friends! Available on location and from www.finleyholiday.com. Placenames include Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, Roaring Fork Newfound Gap, Clingmans Dome, Cataloochee Gregory Bald Cable Mill, cantilever barn, old timers day celebration, mountain music and much more!

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Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Clingmans Dome (or Clingman's Dome) is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, in the southeastern United States. At an elevation of 6643 feet (2025 m), it is the highest mountain in the Smokies, the highest point in the state of Tennessee, and the highest point along the 2174-mile (...3499 km) Appalachian Trail. East of the Mississippi River, only Mount Mitchell (6684 ft) and Mount Craig (6647 ft) are higher. Clingmans Dome is currently protected as part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A paved road, closed in winter (December 1 through March 31), connects it to US Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road). The concrete observation tower, built in 1959, offers a panoramic view of the mountains in every direction. An air quality monitoring station, operated by the Environmental Protection Agency, is the second highest in eastern North America. The Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest which covers Clingmans Dome occurs only at the highest elevations in the southeastern United States, and has more in common with forests at northern latitudes than with the forests in the adjacent valleys. Clingmans Dome stands prominently above the surrounding terrain, rising nearly 5000 feet (1500 m) from base to summit. A Wondrous Diversity of Life Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient ...

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"Cades Cove" Great Smoky Mountains National Park

"Cades Cove" is musically hiked with Greg in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Enjoy this hiking master piece.

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Alum Cave to Greenbrier Cove

BACKPACKER takes you on a classic 50-mile trek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Besides long mountain views and pristine woods, hikers get to explore barns, cemeteries, and other historical ruins from the pre-park past.

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Eagle Creek Trail ( Great Smoky Mountains National Park)

"The Family Affair" (Sergio Bustillo, Meredith Bustillo, Randy Woodard, Harrison Woodard, Rebekah Woodard, Cody Jackson) had to take a detour on their first attempt on the Appalachian Trail. This detour was the Eagle Creek Trail. The scenery was breath taking but it consisted of 13 river crossings in frigid water and cool temperatures...haha! The adventures continue...