Great Smoky Mountain Resource Center

The links below are here to help you make the most out of your time in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Appalachian Trail experience, or your Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Cosby Tennessee vacation. In addition, there are links to help you continue the exploration of the natural world and opportunities to give back. We hope you find them useful.

Link Categories
Great Smoky Mountains National Park The Appalachian Trail
Other Sites of Local Interest Places to Stay
The World of Nature Lifestyle and Learning
Opportunities to Give Back and Get Involved Other Places
Area Travel Articles Backpacking/Hiking Stuff

 

Links to Aid Your Great Smoky Mountain National Park Experience
Great Smoky Mountain National Park Nature Guide Service
The Happy Hiker Mt. LeConte Lodge
Ed Wright's Mt. LeConte Site Discover Life
Park Weather Smoky Mountain Outdoors
Smoky Mountain Hiking Club National Weather Service
Great Smoky Mountains News and Information Service Weather Channel Forecast
900 Mile Club Great Smoky Mountains Association
Park Trail Map (Adobe Acrobat pdf file 717kb) Tennessee Fishing License - online
   

 

Links to Aid Your Appalachian Trail Experience
Appalachian Trail Conference White Blaze Day
Wingfoot's TrailPlace The Adventures of Nimblewill Nomad
AT Shuttle Service Appalachian Trail Shelters
Kathy Bilton's AT Site National Park Service AT Site
Ultra Light Backpacking Software American Hiking Society
White Blaze Pages Southbounders - the Movie
Appalachian Trail Museum  

 

Other Sites of Local Interest
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts TN Guy - Travel Info
The Eastern Band Cherokee Nation The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum
The Mountain Press Sequoya Museum
Moon Maid Botanicals Smoky Mountains Balloon Adventures
Rafting in the Smokies Rapid Decent - Pigen River Rafting Trips
Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre USA Raft
123Gatlinburg.com Escape to the Smokes - Vacation information
North Carolina Road Conditions Cupids Petals

 

Places to Stay
Stonecreek Cabins (Cozy Smoky Getaway) Gatlinburg Cabin Rental
Touchmarks Rental Chalets Red Roof Inn (discounts for hikers)
Laurel Springs Lodge Bed and Breakfast Garden of Eden Cabins
Braeside Inn Bed & Breakfast Twin Mountain Properties
Elk Springs Resort Brookstone Village
Westgate Resort Crown Park Resort
Great Outdoor Rentals Wildwood Acres
Buckhorn Inn Holiday Inn Hotels of the Smokies

 

 

The World of Nature
Wild Watch (see animals in action!) News from the Journal Nature

 

Lifestyle and Learning
The Sequatchie Valley Institute The Simple Living Network
Discover Life The Institute for Earth Education
Classes and Seminars Institute for Humane Education
The Jane Goodall Institute Center for Peace
American Wind Energy Association Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

 

 

Opportunities to Give Back and Get Involved

 

 

Other Places
Hike Maui Peak to Peak
Nestle Inn, Hermann, MO Alaska Rafters

 

Area Travel Articles
Alone at Last Real Travel Adventures Magazine Great Smoky Mountain Hike

 

Backpacking/Hiking Stuff
GPS Navigation: handheld GPS and car GPS units  

 

 

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