Visitor resources

Prepare for the parts that change the day.

Use official sources for roads, weather, parking and transportation. Use this guide for the planning judgment around those facts.

Start here

Open the source that can wreck the day if you skip it.

Roads, trails, facilities and weather-related changes inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Current parking-tag rules, prices and purchase options. A tag does not reserve a space.

Mountain weather is not town weather. Check the forecast before a ridge or long park day.

Use the Smokies Insider live layer to open the official checks in one place.

Choose a parking pattern and a backup before leaving lodging.

Keep one indoor plan on the same side of the region.