Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	Tennessee, North Carolina
Nearest city	Cherokee, NC Gatlinburg, TN
Area[1]	522,051 acres (2,112.7 km²) {521,256 acres (2,109.4 km²) federal}
Established	June 15, 1934
Visitors[2]	9,372,253 (in 2007)
Governing body	U.S. National Park Service
Website	NPS - Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smokey Mountains National Park is a protected wilderness area in Tennessee and North Carolina. It is the most visited national park in the United States.

See also[edit]

• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America

References[edit]

1. ↑ NPS Listing of Acreage 9/30/2008
2. ↑ NPS Reports -> Ranking Report -> 2007

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