# Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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National Park - NC, TN

## About

Dense forests and blue-tinted ridges cover the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. You can hike the Appalachian Trail or look for rare wildlife across these ancient mountain peaks.

## Quick Facts

- Notable for: diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture
- Founded: 1926

## Sources

- [Claim source: https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/historyculture/stories.htm](https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/historyculture/stories.htm)
- NPS - National Park Service
- [National Park Service](https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm) - Data and descriptions courtesy of the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior. Public domain.
- [Recreation.gov (RIDB)](https://ridb.recreation.gov/recareas/2739) - Recreation Information Database (RIDB)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464004) - Wikidata / Wikimedia Commons
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org) - Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

## Charging

- Charging nearby (source: Open Charge Map):
  - [Greenlots - 12201](https://openchargemap.org/site/poi/140273) - Level 2 - 9.8 km
  - [Great Smoky Mountains National Park - North District](https://openchargemap.org/site/poi/140275) - DC fast charge - 10.4 km
  - [Holiday Inn Club Vacations](https://openchargemap.org/site/poi/140280) - Level 2 - 11.7 km
  - [Shiloh Cabin](https://openchargemap.org/site/poi/221829) - Level 2 - 11.8 km

## Trips featuring this place

- [East Coast Adventure](https://roadbook.us/trip/east-coast-adventure-3n848rb3)
- [Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip](https://roadbook.us/trip/blue-ridge-parkway)
- Smoky Mountains Road Trip