Great Smoky Mountain National Park

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is a large national park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains that border Western North Carolina and Tennessee. Now one of the most visited national parks in the United States, the Great Smoky National Park was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and was designated as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1976. With park entrances located along US Hwy 441 (Newfound Gap Road) and at the towns of Gatlinburg TN and Cherokee NC, the Great Smoky National Park encompasses more than 814 square miles, making it one of the largest protected wilderness regions in the Eastern United States. Known as a great place to spend the day exploring hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, horseback riding and wildlife watching, the Great Smoky National Park offers plenty to do in the outdoors.

The Deep Creek section of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is located just north of Bryson City North Carolina and is home to three gorgeous Western NC Waterfalls, numerous NC Hiking Trails and horseback riding trails, and is a great place to view the native wildlife. Check out the Deep Creek Trail, a wonderful NC Hiking trail located right near Bryson City for a fun, moderately strenuous hiking trip through the Great Smoky National Park. Want to see stunning waterfalls? Indian Creek Falls, Juneywhank Falls and Tom’s Branch Falls are all three breathtaking Waterfalls in Western NC, located in the Deep Creek area near Bryson City NC. Journey through the forest to these stunning natural gems and be sure to bring along your camera!

In addition to being home to several Waterfalls in Western NC and great NC Hiking trails, the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is home to more than 200 species of native birds, 66 species of mammals, 50 species of fish, 39 species of reptiles, and 43 species of amphibians including a special rare species of lungless salamanders that are found only in the park. Filled with more than 1,400 flowering plants, lush leafy trees and mountain hardwoods like Fraser firs, the Great Smoky National Park is a picturesque place to spend the day.

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