What are the hours at Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Mon: All Day; Tue: All Day; Wed: All Day; Thu: All Day; Fri: All Day; Sat: All Day; Sun: All Day (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)

Does Great Smoky Mountains National Park require a reservation?

No timed-entry or vehicle reservation is required to enter Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Individual tours, campgrounds, or backcountry permits may still need to be booked separately.

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Is Great Smoky Mountains National Park open right now?

Q: Is Great Smoky Mountains National Park open right now?

As of October 14, 2026, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is partially closed. Cherokee Orchard Road Closed to Pedestrian Traffic

National Park · NC,TN

Partially closed

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is partially closed.

Why this statusCherokee Orchard Road Closed to Pedestrian Traffic

Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT

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The most-visited national park by a factor of two, and the busiest one with no entrance fee and no gates — a through-highway (US-441) crosses it and every car is counted. It also holds more documented species than any other U.S. park.

Type: National Park
State: NC,TN
Established: 1934
Size: 816 sq mi
2025 visits: 11.5M (#1 most-visited)

About Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture, this is America's most visited national park. Plan your visit today!

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Visitor info

Address107 Park Headquarters Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Phone(865) 436-1200

Websitewww.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm ↗

Hours

Mon	All Day
Tue	All Day
Wed	All Day
Thu	All Day
Fri	All Day
Sat	All Day
Sun	All Day

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Getting thereGreat Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the borders of the states of Tennessee and North Carolina. The three main entrances to the park are in Gatlinburg, TN; Townsend, TN; and Cherokee, NC.

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Roads in this park

Newfound Gap Road — open year-round
Kuwohi Road (Clingmans Dome Road) — seasonal, typically opens April 1 (occasionally delayed into mid-April)

Parks near here

National Forests in North Carolina 21 mi
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site 54 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway 57 mi
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests 62 mi
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site 64 mi
Obed Wild & Scenic River 70 mi

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How we read this status

We derive Great Smoky Mountains National Park's status from the National Park Service's own alerts and operating hours, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: Cherokee Orchard Road Closed to Pedestrian Traffic Full method: how we check park status.