The Great Smoky Mountains National park encompasses more than 800 square miles and has parts located in both North Carolina and Tennessee. Click on the links below to jump to information on any given section or scroll down to see all areas in both districts of the Great Smoky Mountain national park.

Abrams Creek TN in the GSMNP

• Abrams Creek Campgrounds are now Closed for the season.

Appalachian Trail NC and TN in the GSMNP

Balsam Mountain NC / Heintooga NC in the GSMNP

• Balsam Mountain/Heintooga Roads are Closed for the season.
• Balsam Mountain campgrounds are Closed for the season.
• Balsam Mountain/Heintooga picnic area is Closed for the season.

Big Creek NC in the GSMNP

• Big Creek Campgrounds are now Closed for the season.
• Big Creek Horse Camp is Open for the season.
• Big Creek picnic area is Open for the season.

Cades Cove TN in the GSMNP

• Parson Branch Road from Cades Cove to US129 is Open for the season.
• Rich Mountain Road from Cades Cove to Townsend TN is Open for the Season.
• Cades Cove Picnic Area is Open year round.
• Cades Cove Campgrounds are Open year round.
• Cades Cove (Anthony Creek) Horse Camp is Open for the season.

Cataloochee NC in the GSMNP

• Cataloochee Campgrounds are now Open for the season.
• Cataloochee Horse Camp is Open for the season.

Cherokee Orchard / Roaring Fork / Twin Creek TN in the GSMNP

• Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is now Open for the season.
• Twin Creeks picnic area in Cherokee Orchard/Roaring Fork is Open for the season.

Chimneys Tops TN in the GSMNP

• Chimney Tops picnic area remain Open all year.

Clingmans Dome NC in the GSMNP

• Clingmans Dome Road is Open for the season.

Collins Creek NC in the GSMNP

• The Collins Creek picnic area is now Open for the season.

Cosby TN in the GSMNP

• Cosby Campgrounds are now Open for the season.
• Cosby picnic area is Open year round.

Deep Creek NC in the GSMNP

• Deep Creek Campgrounds are Open for the season.
• Deep Creek picnic area is Open year round.

Elkmont TN in the GSMNP

• Elkmont Campgrounds are now Open for the season.

Fontana NC in the GSMNP

Forney Creek NC in the GSMNP

Gatlinburg TN (Outside the GSMNP)

Greenbrier TN in the GSMNP

• Greenbrier picnic area is Open year round.

Hazel Creek NC in the GSMNP

Lakeshore NC in the GSMNP

Look Rock TN in the GSMNP

• Look Rock Campgrounds are Closed due to budget shortages.
• Look Rock picnic area is Closed due to budget shortages.

Metcalf Bottoms TN in the GSMNP

• Little Greenbrier Road is Open for the season
• Metcalf Bottoms picnic area is Open year round.

Mingus Mill NC in the GSMNP

Mount LeConte TN in the GSMNP

• The Le Conte Lodge on Mount LeConte is Closed for the season.

Newfound Gap NC and TN in the GSMNP

Noland Creek NC in the GSMNP

Oconaluftee NC in the GSMNP

Round Bottom NC in the GSMNP

• Round Bottom Horse Camp is Closed for the season.
• Roundbottom/Straight Fork Road is Closed for the season.

Sevierville TN (Outside the GSMNP)

Smokemont NC in the GSMNP

• Smokemont Campgrounds are Open year round

Smoky Mountain Riding Stables TN in the GSMNP

Sugarlands TN in the GSMNP

Tremont TN in the GSMNP

Tow String NC in the GSMNP

• Tow String Horse Camp is Closed due to budget shortages.

Townsend TN (Outside the GSMNP)

Twenty (20) Mile NC in the GSMNP