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Gatlinburg installs electric car chargers

The town of Gatlinburg has installed electric car charging stations in two downtown parking garges.

The 240-volt Blink Wall Mount charges are part of the EV Project, funded by rge U.S. Department of Energy. The stations can fully recharge an electric car battery in four to eight hours.

GATLINBURG EVENTS

GATLINBURG - No matter the season, Gatlinburg, Tennessee is a year round inspiration to many local people and travelers, too. There is always something special going on in Gatlinburg.

Gatlinburg Winter Events - November 9 To December 30 Gatlinburg Winter Magic Trolley Ride of Lights

 

Season-by-season tips for seeing Great Smoky Mountains National Park are found on MyStateTENNESSEE.com. Read our important information on safety and regulations to protect you and the park's natural and cultural features.

From you car you can see much of what the Smokies offer, including wildflowers, flowering trees, colorful fall folage, mountain vistas, and historic buildings. Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441), the main road across the mountains, is a famous scenic drive.

Other park road offer glimpses of the park's natural and cultural heritage and also link you to self-guiding trails and short foot-paths to other park attractions for more intimate insights into this great public treasure.

Walking a park trail can be the best way to sense how directly you are related to the world of nature. Walking even short distance can put you in a totally different world. The lack of human-generated noise opens up the world of nature sounds.

simply being inside the magnificent forests can be a multi-sensoty experience rich with sights, sounds, smells, and that special skin warmth felt as light rays penetrate the deep shade cast by a forest canopy. Dwarfed by the trees, your sense of scale may even be altered.

The Appalachian Trail threads nearly the length of the national park (some 70 miles) along the Smokies' crest and the Tennessee - North Carolina border. You can take this national scenic trail north to Maine's Mount Katahdin or south to Georgia's Springer mountain. Volunteers cordinated by the nonprofit Appalachian Trail conservancy maintain it. On the two-mile stretch heading south from Newfound Gap, accessible near Newfound Gap parking lot, you can see wildflowers in spring or colorful foliage in fall. Then you can say: "I walked a aprt of the 2,174 mile-long Appalachian Trail."

Bicycling is especially popular on the Cades Cove Loop Road. Ask about special bicyclist and pedestrian-only hours on the loop road in summer. At Cades Cove you cycle on the 11 -mile road through open fields encircled by mountains. You can stop at the historic buildings perserved there. Bicycles are allowed on park roads, but many are winding steep, or narrow and shared by many motorists new to mountain driving. Bicycles are prohibited on nearly all park trails; ask at visitor centers about exceptions.

Horseback riding also offers a good pace for seeing the park. Auto-access horse camps provide access to backcountry trails, but space is limited. horses can be hired by the hour at several park locations for guided trail rides. Horse camps and rentals are not available for parts of the winter.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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