The herd can be seen regularly in the fields, especially in the early morning and evening hours.
Where the Elk Roam Freely: In 2001, elk were released in Cataloochee as part of an experimental program to reintroduce elk to the Park. Visit the well-preserved Palmer House and imagine the family huddled by the fire on a cold winter’s night. Picture folks dressed in their Sunday best as they enter Palmer Church in the 1890’s. Walk into the old school house and see the initials of the students carved into the desks. A visit to Cataloochee is like walking back into the early nineteenth century. This gorgeous green valley (55 miles from Asheville) was once an early settlement of farmers before the GSMNP was formed. Adventure # 1: Head to Cataloochee Valley for Hiking, Heritage & Wildlife Appalachian Heritage See our guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
To make the most of your day trip from Asheville, choose an adventure itinerary below that best speaks to the explorer in you.Īll you "need to do is park and get off the many, many roads of this large park and see that blue mountain haze that is part of this beautiful mythological place." - Ken Burns (co-creator, PBS documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea) from interview with USA Today There are many ways to spend a day in the Park. And today all of us can stand atop Clingman’s Dome and see the same endless blue view, fish for trout in the same clear streams and spot the same spring wildflowers as did the ancient Cherokee people. Because of the great efforts of many, today the 520,000-acre Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GSMNP) is protected forever. To walk in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is to follow in the footsteps of the Cherokee Indians living on this land for more than 14,000 years. Discover the Smokies by Trail, Train or Tube
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