GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS General Information Regarding Great Smoky Mountains National Park 1933

HOW TO REACH THE PARK

By Automobile

Paved highways from all sections of the country converge at Asheville, North Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee, 70 and 42 miles respectively from the park. State Highway No. 10 from Asheville, and State Highways Nos. 35 and 71, and 33 and 73 from Knoxville lead to the park.

Waynesville, North Carolina, on State Highway No. 10, is the entrance to the Cataloochee Creek country; Newport, Tennessee, on State Highway No. 9, is the entrance to the Cosby Creek section; and Maryville, Tennessee, is the entrance to the Cades Cove section. Trips to these sections are not recommended in wet weather but motorists will find these trips both scenic and enjoyable in dry weather.

Maryville is also on the Scenic Loop, (Knoxville, Maryville, Gatlinburg, to Knoxville), and from this point State Highway No. 72 and them State Highways Nos. 108 and 10 lead to Deals Gap, Calderwood Dam and Lake, Cheoah Dam and Lake, Tapoco, Cheoah River, Santeetlah Dam and Lake, Nantahala Lookout, Nantahala Gorge, Bryson City, and Asheville. These points are all outside the park but afford remarkably scenic trips.

From near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, there is an excellent highway (State — Number 71), leading to Newfound Gap, where it crosses the Great Smoky Mountains at an altitude of 5,045 feet. In 17 miles the motorist climbs 3,752 feet. North Carolina has completed a fine highway (State No. 107) from Newfound Gap to Smokemont. The Government is rebuilding the road from Smokemont to the park boundary where it joins the North Carolina highway system.

By Railroad

The Southern Railway and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad serve Knoxville, Tennessee. From Knoxville bus service is available via Sevierville to Gatlinburg, both in Tennessee, where local transportation may be secured. The Southern Railway also serves Asheville. Bus service is available from Asheville, North Carolina, via Waynesville, to Bryson City, North Carolina. Bryson City, Waynesville, and Gatlinburg are near the boundaries of the park.

"Rhododendron, king of flowering shrubs, grows with amazing vigor, covering miles of forest floor." Thompson photograph

ACCOMMODATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PARK

No franchises have yet been issued by the Secretary of the Interior for establishment of utilities in the park, and the National Park Service, pending the establishment of authorized service, has no control over the rates and operations of these enterprises. Operations outside the park are not subject to supervision of any sort by park authorities.

Asheville, North Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee, have accommodations to suit any taste and pocketbook.

All of the following hotels, etc., are operated on the American plan except Hotel LeFaine which is operated on the European plan. In most cases, special rates by the week or month may be secured.

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Full-blood Cherokee Indian family. Masa photograph