Due to high fire danger throughout the park, a fire ban has been put into place. As a result, the lighting of campfires and charcoal grills is not allowed at this time. More
Rehabilitation began on December 9 for the 2.3-mile-long Cosby Entrance Road from TN State Route 32 to the gate of Cosby Campground. While crews are working, the entrance road is closed to the public. The work is projected to be completed in spring 2025. More
Kuwohi Rd (formerly Clingmans Dome Rd), Parson Branch Rd, Rich Mountain Rd, Little Greenbrier Rd to the schoolhouse, and Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail are closed for the season. More
Laurel Falls and other park trails are temporarily closed
For closure information and details on other trail cautions, please check the "Trail and Backcountry Closures, Warnings & Cautions" section of the Current Road, Facility, Trail & Backcountry Updates page. More
These pollinators were photographed at the new pollinator garden found at the Sugarlands Visitor Center.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, pollinators are responsible for creating and maintaining a variety of ecosystems and habitats that many animals rely on for food and shelter. More than 1,500 species of flowering plants thrive within the boundaries of the park, and the vast majority of them depend on pollinators to reproduce. Bees are perhaps the most well-known pollinators (did you know there are more than 4,000 species in North America?), but other pollinators include beetles, ants, flies, wasps, and both butterflies and moths. At the Sugarlands Visitor Center, pollinators have been given a helping hand thanks to a new pollinator garden that has been created and maintained by a dedicated group of park staff and volunteers.
