MEMBER EVENTS

Photo by Joye Ardyn Durham

Explore the Smokies through classes, workshops and other events exclusive to
Smokies Life Park Keepers.

Tallamy and his lab at the University of Delaware ranked the plant genera in every county in the country in terms of their ability to support caterpillars. They discovered what they call the keystone species phenomenon: 14 percent of our native plants, like this white oak, are supporting 90 percent of the caterpillars. Provided by Katja Schulz.

Plant Diversity

Forest Bathing Guided Walk

Monarch Tagging

Monarch Tagging

Drawn to Nature: Art & Journaling Hike

Naturalist Ramble: Rich Mountain

Walker Sisters Cabin. Photo by Donald Miller.

Naturalist Ramble: Walker Sisters Cabin and Little Greenbrier School

Painted trillium of Brushy Mountain

Naturalist Ramble: Trillium Gap and Brushy Mountain

Please be sure to fill out the event policy agreement form prior to participation.

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