Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Background
- The Great Smoky Mountains Park was designated a national park June 15, 1934, and covers some 520,269 acres.
- The park runs along 71 miles of the Great Smoky Mountains
(see Britannica),
part of the Appalachian Mountains
on the North Carolina-Tennessee border.
- Over 9,000,000 people visit the area, every year (see tourism).
- Photos
- Silk's Photo Album
- A dozen or so pictures of the park and surrounding area, with history and local tidbits
- Live Webcam Photo-- from Look Rock in the Smokies (archive pics [Java required?])
- Photo Gallery - a National Park Service slide-show
- Postcard tour - slide-show of old postcards
- Animals, Plants, & Environment
- Many animals (fauna) inhabit the area
- including: beavers, birds,
black bears,
cats, chipmunks, deer,
elk?,
fish, pigs, minks, rabbits, raccoons, skunks,
snakes (poisonous),
squirrels,
wolves
- Bears: There are a few Park policies. A couple of likely places to find bears: Cades Cove (the most crowded Park area, see FAQ) and Roaring Fork (motor nature trail); although they sometimes wander into towns (Gatlinburg, for one) to dig through garbage cans & dumpsters.
- Fish: Brook Trout are the only native fish. For fishing regulations, see Park fishing and area fishing
- Discover Life Project - an attempt to tally all living things in the park
- Nature Lesson plans for studying the park
- Plants (flora) - over 4,000 species of wildflowers, grasses, and trees
- Nature Info - air quality, environmental stresses, weather, flora, & fauna
- Studies on Air quality and the Ozone
- Maps
- National Park Service: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Geography:
- Geology
- Misc.