Creekwood Farm RV Park - 4696 Jonathan Creek Rd. 10 milesfrom Parkway MP 443. Great RV park beside Jonathan Creek.www.creekwoodfarmrv.com (800) 862-8110.The Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa - MP 445, 5 min. fromPkwy - Beautiful rooms, 27 holes of golf, restaurants, & spa services.www.thewaynesvilleinn.com (800) 627-6250.443.1Balsam Gap. US 74-23 Crossover.East 7 mi. to Waynesville, west 12 mi. to Sylva.BALSAM, NCJust off Parkway on US 23-74, exit at MP 443.1.Balsam Mountain Inn - Turn right from Parkway exit. Stay a night,a week, or just come & look; Hall gallery presents local artist &artisans’ works. www.BalsamMountainInn.com. (800) 224-9498.Moonshine Creek Campground - Cool & secluded, backto nature camping on beautiful rambling creek. RV & tent,camping cabins, campfires & hot showers. Off US 74/23turn at Balsam Hwy sign, follow signs to campground.www.moonshinecreekcampground.com. (828) 586-6666.SYLVA & DILLSBORO, NC14 miles west on US 23-74, exit at Milepost 443.1.Best Western River Escape Inn & Suites - US 74 Exit 81.Spacious rooms overlooking Tuckasegee River available. Wi-Fi, fullbreakfast, indoor pool, astounding views. www.bwriverescape.com(828) 586-6060.Dogwood Crafters - Craft Coop, a showcase of handmadearts and crafts since 1976. 90 Webster St. Dillsboro, NC.www.dogwoodcrafters.com (828) 586-2248.JACKSON COUNTY, NCHighest point on Blue Ridge Parkway is here! Free map to 10 trails& 19 waterfalls. 1400+ rooms, restaurants, and walk-about towns.Welcome Center, Main St., Sylva. www.mountainlovers.com.(800) 962-1911.FRANKLIN & MACON CO., NCUS 23, 441, 64, NC 28. Gem and ruby mines. Scenic waterfalls.For more information on accommodations and attractions, pleasewrite or call the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce, 425 PorterStreet, Franklin, NC 28734. (828) 524-3161 (800) 336-7829.DID YOUKNOWDid you know that GrandfatherMountain is an InternationalBiosphere Reserve?Fun Factory In the Smokies - Hwy 441 S, Franklin, NC. Monday- Saturday. Fun Factory is 56,000 square ft. of fun for everyone!www.thefactory.bz (886) 482-2386.Highlands, NCFind blissin our wellappointedspas and restin our historicinns, quaintbed andbreakfasts,hotels, andcabins.Come for a visit -Stay for a while.For over a century, Highlands, NC has been aplace to unwind.. a place to experience the finestamenities.Find bliss in our well-appointed spas and rest in ourhistoric inns, quaint bed and breakfasts, hotels,and cabins.Sample culinary cuisines from over twentyrestaurants - six of which have been awarded thecoveted Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Our Annual CulinaryEvent and Motoring Festival are events not to be missed.To find out more contact the Visitor’s Center atvisitor@highlandschamber.org.80
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, located in thestates of North Carolina and Tennessee, encompasses 815 squaremiles of which 95 percent are forested. World renowned for thediversity of its plant and animal resources, the beauty of its ancientmountains, the quality of its remnants of southern Appalachianmountain culture, and the depth and integrity of the wildernesssanctuary within its boundaries, it is one of the largest protectedareas in the East. The park is open year-round. Visitor centers atSugarlands, Oconaluftee, and Cades Cove are open all year, exceptChristmas Day. There are no entrance fee due to restructions indeeds that transferred state highways to the Park.What to See and Do - Much of what the Smokies offers,including wildflowers, flowering trees, colorful fall foliage,mountain vistas, and historic buildings can be seen from yourcar. There are abundant opportunities for hiking, bicycling,and camping in the Park.Cable Mill in Cades Cove - Open from March 15through the Sunday following Thanksgiving 9:00-5:00.Located inside the park near the mid-point of the 11-mile, onewayCades Cove Loop Rd. Exhibits - Water-powered grist mill.Mingus Mill - Open From March 15 through the Sundayfollowing Thanksgiving 9:00-5:00. Located inside the park,2 miles north of Cherokee, NC, on US 441. Exhibits -Turbine-powered grist mill.Camping - Reservations can be made atwww.recreation.gov or (877) 444-6777Horse Camps - Open from 4/1/11 through 11/13/11.The reservations for both the horse camps and front countrycamping are made at www.recreation.gov or (877) 444-6777.For More information contact: Great Smoky MountainsNational Park, 107 Park Headquarters Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738Phone (865)436-1200 www.nps.gov/grsm.Visitor Information Recorded Message - (865) 436-1200Elevations in the park range from 800 feet to 6,643 feetand topography affects local weather. Temperatures are 10 to20 degrees cooler on the mountaintops.Spring brings unpredictable weather, particularly in higherelevations. Snow may fall in March, but by May daytime highsoften reach the 80s. Nighttime temperatures vary from belowfreezing in March to the 50s in May. Rainfall is common duringthe season.Summer is hot and humid, but more pleasant in higher elevations.July and August highs reach the 80s and 90s. Eveninglows are in the 60s and 70s. Afternoon showers and thunderstormsare common.Ridge upon ridge of endless forest straddling theborder between North Carolina and Tennessee, GreatSmoky Mountains National Park is one of the largestprotected areas in the Eastern United States and attractsover nine million visitors each year. Once a part of theCherokee homeland, the Smokies today are a hiker’sparadise with over 800 miles of trails.Visitor Centers(Open all year, with varying seasonal hours)Cades Cove Visitor Center - Located inside thepark near the mid-point of the 11-mile, one-wayCades Cove Loop Road.Oconaluftee Visitor Center - Located inside the park,2 miles north of Cherokee, NC, on US 441.Sugarlands Visitor Center - Located inside the park,2 miles south of Gatlinburg on US 441.Gatlinburg Welcome Center - Located 2 milesoutside of Gatlinburg on 441 SouthGatlinburg Welcome Center at the Aquarium -Located at Ripleys Aquarium of the SmokiesSevierville Visitor Center - Located on TN 66,1 mile south of I-40. Exit 407.Towsend Visitor Center -Located in Townsend, Tennessee, on US 321.Clingmans Dome Visitor Contact Station -Located at the Observation Tower ParkingLot open April 1 through November 31Fall has warm days and cool nights and is the driest period.Frosts occur starting in late September. Daytime highs are in the70s and 80s during September, falling to the 50s and 60s in earlyNovember. By November, nighttime lows are usually near freezingand snow is possible.Winter is generally moderate, but extreme conditions canoccur. It is not unusual to have warm temperatures in the lowelevations and snow in the higher areas. Half the days in the winterhave high temperatures of 50 degrees or more. Nighttime lowsare normally at or below freezing, but can drop to -20°F at highelevation. In the lowlands, snows of 1” or more occur 1-5 timesa year.81
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