Supporting Great Smoky Mountains
National Park since 1953

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Black and white photo of two men in the distance standing on a rock with a camera

The Quest for Masa Rock

I have always been intrigued by mysteries and unique discoveries such as the legends of lost mines and the petroglyphs on Western North Carolina’s Judaculla Rock, but I never expected to acquire a similar mystery of my own. Nevertheless, while conducting research nearly 30 years ago about George Masa, acclaimed

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Great Smokies

Welcome Center

Hours of Operation

(subject to change)

Open year round (closed December 25)


January - February

Open Daily 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

March - November

Open Daily 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
December

Open Daily 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Great Smokies Welcome Center is located on U.S. 321 in Townsend, TN, 2 miles from the west entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors can get information about things to see and do in and around the national park and shop from a wide selection of books, gifts, and other Smokies merchandise. Daily, weekly, and annual parking tags for the national park are also available.

Physical Address

7929 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Townsend TN 37882

Contact

865.436.7318 Ext 320