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September 27

Turkey Pen Trail (B-E): Some Sourwood foliage is colorful. Few Blueberry and Winged Sumac are colorful. 

Schoolhouse Gap Trail (B to Turkey Pen Trail): A couple of beautiful and colorful Virginia Creepers.

Bote Mountain Trail (B to Finely Cane Trail): One Red Maple tree very beautiful. After the first mile some of the Sourwood foliage is really nice.

 

September 24

Lumber Ridge Trail (B-E): Some of the Blueberry and Sourwood are changing to fall colors. A few Red Maple, Sassafras, and Sugar Maple are changing to fall colors.

 

September 17

Rich Mountain Loop Trail (B-E): Some of the Blue Berry, Dogwood, Red Maple, Sugar Maple and Sourwood’s foliage is changing colors. 

Crooked Arm Trail (B-E): The foliage is starting to change colors on some of the Red Maple and Sourwood.  Some very colorful Sourwood.

Indian Grave Trail (From Crooked Arm Trail to Rich Mountain Loop Trail):  Some of the Red Maple and Sourwood leaves are changing colors.  Some of the Sourwood are becoming very colorful.

 

August 9

Rainbow Falls Trail to the falls, breakdown by tree variety:

Tree

Quantity/Notes

Blueberry

Few of the leaves are turning

Red Maple

Few of the leaves are turning

Sourwood

Some of the leaves are turning red

Sumac

Few of the leaves are turning

Great Smokies

Welcome Center

Hours of Operation

(subject to change)

Open year round (closed December 25)


January - February

Open Daily 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

March - November

Open Daily 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
December

Open Daily 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Great Smokies Welcome Center is located on U.S. 321 in Townsend, TN, 2 miles from the west entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors can get information about things to see and do in and around the national park and shop from a wide selection of books, gifts, and other Smokies merchandise. Daily, weekly, and annual parking tags for the national park are also available.

Physical Address

7929 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Townsend TN 37882

Contact

865.436.7318 Ext 320