Free Topo Maps of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Download free topo maps of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Use the adjoining 7.5 minute quadrangle legend to locate the Tennessee maps you need.

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  1. Northwest Topo Map: Wear Cove, TN
  2. North Topo Map: Gatlinburg, TN
  3. Northeast Topo Map: Mount Le Conte, TN
  4. West Topo Map: Thunderhead Mountain, NC
  5. Topo Map: Silers Bald, NC
  6. East Topo Map: Clingmans Dome, NC
  7. Southwest Topo Map: Tuskeegee, NC
  8. South Topo Map: Noland Creek, NC
  9. Southeast Topo Map: Bryson City, NC
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park stretches across the expanse of two states; Tennessee and North Carolina. This ancient region has been designated as both an International Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site. With over half a million acres, Great Smoky covers more area than the Grand Canyon. Its acreage is divided almost equally between the two states, with two entrances in Tennessee and one in North Carolina. There are over 800 miles of maintained trails, with a diversity of flora and fauna to please nature lovers, photographers, and those interested in historical sites. The Park preserves a wonderful collection of historic log structures, from houses, barns and churches to grist mills and schools, in addition to well maintained remnants of communities representing Southern Appalachian mountain life. The Europeans who settled here in the 1700s found some of the most cultivated Native Americans in North America, the Cherokee Indians. The Cherokee maintained a complex society and political structure, in addition to being culturally adaptive and incorporating aspects of European life, such creating their own written language. The Visitor Center at Oconaluftee has exhibits and stories of the Native Americans that roamed this area, from the prehistoric American Indians 10,000 years ago to the Cherokee. The Center also chronicles the Europeans that settled in this region. The Cades Cove Center focus is on the Mountain people of the region; while Sugarlands Center stresses the natural history and Clingmans Dome Center has an exhibit of a Water-powered grist mill. All four Visitor Centers offer Ranger information, brochures, maps and information regarding all of the activities in the Park. The recreational opportunities are numerous; in addition to hiking there is camping, picnicking, fishing, auto touring, horse camps, backpacking, Ranger guided activities and many cascades to be viewed along the numerous streams, in addition to viewing waterfalls. This ancient land offers some one-hundred native species of trees, an old-growth deciduous forest; and the reintroduction of native elk, river otter, Peregrine Falcon and several species of fish. This huge Park is best visited by starting at a Visitor Center where Rangers can direct people to what interests them most. There is also a separate museum, and two historic grist mills which are open seasonally. With spectacular scenery, mountain roads, diverse activities and sites of interest, there is more to see and do than can be imagined. The National Park Service touts the fact that many "prize-winning" photographs have originated at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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