Mountain Life Festival returns to Great Smoky Mountains National …
Sep 21, 2023 · The Mountain Farm Museum is next to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, two miles north of Cherokee, NC. For more information about the Mountain Life Festival call the visitor center at 828-497-1904.
Visitor Centers - U.S. National Park Service
Inside the park, 2 miles north of Cherokee, NC, on US 441. Exhibits. Turbine-powered gristmill.
Oconaluftee Area - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S
May 30, 2024 · The large river valley is home to one of the park's two main elk herds as well as a visitor center, campground, picnic area, and riding stable. In addition to the area’s many trails and historic structures, the nearby Museum of the Cherokee People is also a …
GSMNP staff assess conditions following impacts from Hurricane …
Sep 28, 2024 · Cherokee Orchard Road Lakeview Drive Sugarlands Visitor Center Cades Cove Visitor Center and Cable Mill The following remain closed: Newfound Gap Road/Hwy 441 (reopening time to be determined) Foothills Parkway East Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Balsam Mountain area, campground and roads
Mountain Orchards - U.S. National Park Service
Apr 14, 2015 · The national park’s Mountain Farm Museum near Cherokee, NC has a small orchard that includes a number of heirloom varieties of apples and is part of that preservation effort. Text by Tom Robbins
Hike the Oconaluftee River Trail - U.S. National Park Service
Dec 11, 2024 · This popular trail is relatively flat, wide, and graveled, and follows the Oconaluftee River through elk habitat and low-elevation hardwood forest from the Oconaluftee Visitor Center to the park boundary at the edge of Cherokee, North Carolina.
Ranger-Led Events - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S.
Jul 6, 2023 · Enjoy interactive demonstrations such as sorghum-processing, blacksmithing, apple cider pressing, broom-making, and woodworking on the Mountain Farm Museum at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center. As information is available, details will be posted to our event calendar .
Park invites visitors to “We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga” Storybook …
Dec 9, 2022 · From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., visitors can learn how to make lye soap, brooms, and wooden crafts as part of the Smokies Harvest Celebration at the Mountain Farm Museum near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center.
Current Delays and Closures - U.S. National Park Service
For information about seasonal closures, including Kuwohi Road (formerly Clingmans Dome Road), Rich Mountain Road, Parson Branch Road, and others during the winter months, please see: Seasonal Road Closures; Seasonal Facility Closures
Seasonal Road Schedule - Great Smoky Mountains National Park …
Dec 26, 2024 · One-way, gravel road that begins at the Balsam Mountain Picnic Area and connects to Straight Fork Road. Motorhomes, buses, and vans longer than 25 feet, plus passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.