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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park -Auto Tours
The most visited part of the Park--and for good reason Cosby-Big Creek-Cataloochee Tour This 11-mile tour passes historic schools, homes, and churches on the North Carolina-side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This route follows the Little Pigeon River to Trillium Gap and road leads to the trailhead to Ramsay Cascades, arguably the best waterfall in the Park. More Auto Tours This six-mile drive is also known as "the Road to Nowhere" and affords great views of Fontana Lake. Originally an old railroad roadbed in Little River Gorge, this 18-mile route runs from the Sugarlands Visitor Center to the entrance of the Cades Cove Loop Road. Newfound Gap-Clingman’s Dome Tour Newfound Gap Road, which is the only road to completely traverse the Park, courses the 32 miles between Cherokee NC and Gatlinburg TN. This 8-mile gravel road leads from the Cades Cove Loop Road to US 129 toward the North Carolina side of the Park and Calderwood Dam. This 7-mile, one-way route runs north from Cades Cove to the Park boundary at Rich Mountain Gap and on down the mountain to Townsend TN. A five-mile one-way tour near Gatlinburg that is referred to as a "motorized nature trail". This route follows the Appalachian Mountain chain from Shenendoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park—a distance of 469 miles. |
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Smoky Mountains National Park is still wilderness with natural features such as hiking trails, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and nature trails, the Park contains roads (both improved and unimproved) that showcase the natural beauty. Try one or more of the following auto tours to get a good feel for what wonderful things the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has to offer. The links will take you to a detailed description of the tour, including maps, directions, mileage and approximate time required to comfortably complete the tour. Enjoy!