From the parking lot, a paved, approximately one-kilometer-long path leads to the mountain's viewing platform. The platform is also wheelchair accessible. From the top, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Laurel Falls are certainly amongst the most popular hikes in GSMNP. The falls are beautiful (depending on their volume) and fairly easy to reach. It’s an out-and-back-trail with only about …
Mount LeConte Lodge sits at 6,600' (2,011m) and provides overnight lodging in several guest cabins, meals in a central dining hall, and sells snacks and lunches for day visitors. Constructed …
On the one hand, Gatlinburg is a great destination with many attractions such as the SkyLift Park, Ober mountain (including ski area), hundreds of shops and restaurants, hiking trails and …
A special place in history. This is the place where President Theodore Roosevelt declared the Great Smoky Mountains a National Park in 1940.
The Rockefeller Family built the Rockefeller Memorial …
Charlies Bunion is a rock outcropping that was originally known as Fodderstack. The current name was derived when Charlie Conner went hiking one day with Horace Kephart, one of the …
Grotto Falls, a roughly 25-foot waterfall, is said to be one of the most unique views in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is special, because you can walk …
The Arch Rock is located about 2 km from the trailhead at the Newfound Gap Road in the small valley of Styk Branch at an altitude of approx. 1,290 m. …
The Cataract Falls is an easy to reach waterfall. It is comprised of two low-flow streams totaling a 25-foot (8 m) drop into a small pool below. The waterfall is said to be impressive after periods of rain.
The falls thank their name to the rainbow forming in the mist of the waterfall during sunny afternoons. In wintertime, you'll find incredible ice formations around the falls.