Natural features

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

United States of America North Carolina Bryson City

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Photo: AppalachianCentrist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The most visited national park in the USA, on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, with forested mountains, misty valleys, waterfalls, black bears and historic log cabins in Cades Cove. Climb the observation tower on Clingmans Dome, the highest point.


Entry is free, but parking for more than 15 minutes needs a paid tag. Autumn colours and spring wildflowers are spectacular. Gatlinburg is the gateway town.

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