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Keely Knopp

2024 FALL COLORS

November NOVEMBER 11WEST PRONG TRAIL (B TO CAMPSITE #18): An estimated 80% of the colorful foliage has fallen though there is still some colorful yellow and gold foliage. Trees that still have some nice foliage: greenbrier, mountain maple, sugar maple, umbrella magnolia, beech or birch—could not determine which one from a distance.   NOVEMBER 4LOWER MOUNT CAMMERER TRAIL (B TO CAMPSITE #35): Approximately 60% of

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Integritive Team

2020 FALL COLORS

November November 1 Lead Cove Trail (B-E): Lots of colorful foliage on this trail. Mostly yellow with some bright red and orange leaves near the beginning of the trail and near the junction of the Bote Mountain Trail. Bote Mountain Trail (for two miles up the trail from Lead Cove Trail): The first half mile of the trail from Lead Cove (going up the trail) has some

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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