Recently, I saw a post on social media that read: “Are there science camps for adults? I just want to help someone dig up dinosaurs or count mushrooms or weigh turtles.” That’s not the stuff of daydreams—it’s called community science! Here in the Smokies, we have many such opportunities for
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.