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Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) Parking Tags
Park Entry is Free but Visitor Parking Lot requires a Paid Parking Tag.
Parking tags are available as Daily $5, Weekly $15, or Annual $40. The tags are not transferrable or upgradeable and must match the license plate number for a single vehicle. Parking tags are not location-specific and can be used anywhere within the boundaries of the Park.
Daily & Weekly parking tags:
- Online at recreation.gov and must be printed out ahead of time for display in your vehicle.
- Onsite automated fee machines by Credit Card only, year-round, 24-hours a day. The kiosks are located at most Park locations, including nearby Big Creek and Cosby entrances.
- In-person Visitor Centers sell parking tags during business hours.
Great Smoky Mountains Association - Park Visitor Centers & Museums:
- Cades Cove Visitor Center, TN
- Clingmans Dome Visitor Center, NC
- Gatlinburg Welcome Center, TN
- Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Visitor Center, TN
- Great Smokies Welcome Center, TN
- Oconaluftee Visitor Center & Museum, NC
- Sugarlands Visitor Center & Museum, TN
- Swain County Visitor Center & Museum, NC
Annual parking tags must be purchased online at smokieslife.org and shipped to you ahead of your visit (allow up to 2-4 weeks for mail delivery.)
Automated kiosk sells Daily/Weekly parking tags at a Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance.
Martha Sundquist State Forest
Size: 2,001 acres
This tract of land was purchased in 2001 from International Paper Company (formerly Champion International Corporation), who owned the property since the 1930s. Prior to that, it belonged to the Lambs Gulf Company and that is why the property has long been known as "the Gulf."
It is the only State Forest in the Blue Ridge province. It is located in eastern Tennessee, in Cocke County near the North Carolina-Tennessee border. It is 70 miles east of Knoxville. Martha Sundquist State Forest is surrounded by the Cherokee National Forest on three sides and has one drainage system.
The forest is composed of mature mountain and cove hardwoods. A harvest rotation schedule was developed and followed closely by the previous owners and significant streamside management zones, some as large as 80 acres, have been established. Surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty, you'll feel a million miles away from the stresses of everyday life.
This forest has special provisions for bear hunting and is popular for hiking, hunting, fishing, timber production, and demonstration of forest practices.
