Some 800 miles of trails thread the whole of the Smokies' natural fabric - and its waterfalls, coves, balds, and rushing streams. The Smokies, a wild landscape rich with traces of its human past, calls people back year after year. The Sugarlands Visitor Center is open daily except Christmas. It is two miles south of Gatlinburg, TN on US Route 441. Focusing on natural history, this visitor center has displays on the Park's plants and animals.
Staff is available to help with questions or comments.
The Oconaluftee Visitor Center is also open daily except Christmas. It is one mile north of Cherokee, North Carolina. It is also near the southern terminus of the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway. Its displays center on the economic and environmental changes associated with logging, farming, and other 19th century activities. Orientation information is available.