Oconaluftee Visitor Center & Elk
Elk can be found at and near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As I was passing by the visitor center driving south in the…
Elkmont Campground
Elkmont Campground is one of several campgrounds within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I chose to stay here because it seems fairly well located as a base camp for…
Little River at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
How do you take a shower while camping at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park? That's what I asked myself before I went, having browsed the year round and seasonal…
Abrams Falls
Abrams Falls is in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is a roughly 5 mile out and back hike to see a 20 something…
Crooked Arm Cascade
Crooked Arm Cascade is a cascade style waterfall in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This particular waterfall took me longer to find than I…
Laurel Falls (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
Laurel Falls is a popular hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. So popular in fact that the easy to find roadside parking area, which can hold dozens…
Meigs Falls
Meigs Falls is viewable roadside within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you're entering the park from the west side you'll end up on Little River Gorge Road. While…
The Sinks
The Sinks is a waterfall of sorts along the Little River, viewable roadside via stopping in a little pull out area with a viewing platform within the Great Smoky Mountains…