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Reptile and amphibian surveys in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have found many of these slow-moving species dead along the roads. “The best way to help them is to slow down and watch out when you are driving, especially at night,” University of North Carolina Asheville’s Dr. R. Graham Reynolds said. Photo provided by Jeremy Chamberlain.
Picture of Frances Figart

Shedding light on the nature of venomous snakes

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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