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Smokies to require parking passes beginning next March

August 21, 2022 Associated Press

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Beginning next March, visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park will need to purchase a parking pass to use the facilities. Park Superintendent Cassius Cash said in an interview the fee is […]

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Smokies sees more than 12M visitors despite virus closure

March 3, 2021 The Associated Press

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Despite closing for more than a month because of COVID-19, Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced its second busiest year on record last year. The park had a total of 12,095,720 visits […]