There
are six entrances to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Besides the two main entrances at Gatlinburg, Tennessee and
Cherokee, North Carolina, there's an entrance at Townsend, Tennessee
(billed as the "Peaceful Side of the Smokies") and
three lesser-known entrances at Cosby, Cataloochee, and Wears
Valley. Gatlinburg and Cherokee are at the northern and southern
terminus of Newfound Gap Road - the only road that completely
traverses the Park. In addition, there are more opportunities
for lodging at these two points of the Park boundary. (Purchase
Park maps.)
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