Read up on park news with the official newspaper of the Smokies, published quarterly by Smokies Life. Find the current issue or browse through the archives from 2013 to 2024.
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.