7 ESSENTIAL Things to Know Before Visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park ✨ 1️⃣ The park is free to enter, but not free to park. There’s no entrance fee BUT you have to purchase and display a parking tag if you plan on parking for 15 minutes or more. Purchase parking tags online, at any of the visitor centers, or at the self-kiosk stations sprinkled throughout the park. 2️⃣ Dogs are only allowed on two hiking trails. Dogs are allowed on the Gatlinburg Trail (near the Sugarlands Visitor Cent

Full stealth... Black bear... - T. Lyn Neufeld Photography

Fall in Salt Lake is about to burst into color 🍁 According to the SmokyMountains.com fall foliage map, the magic will begin around September 11 with a partial color change and will peak around October 2 💛 But hurry—the show will likely wrap up by mid-end October, so don’t miss it! Pro tip: The higher elevations catch those vibrant hues first, so save this reel, charge your camera, plan your adventures, and get ready to soak in all the autumn glory in Salt Lake County this fall 🍂 Please note:

Happy 1st day of Fall! 🍁🍂🍃 Thanks to the Great Smoky National Park's Prediction Map, we can try to estimate when our Fall Foliage will hit the North Georgia Mountains! #DiscoverDahlonega | Discover Dahlonega, Georgia

Photographing a velvet buck in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. #wildlifephotography #greatsmokymountains #cadescove | Matthew Gehly Photography

Beautiful Cades Cove ❤️ #greatsmokymountains #greatsmokymountainsnationalpark #cadescove #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ilovethesmoky | I Love The Smoky Mountains

America’s National Parks: Best of the Great Smoky Mountains