Great Smoky Mountains Visitor Centers

Cades Cove Visitor Center Hours
Open every day except Christmas Day.

January	9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
February	9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
March	9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
April – August	9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
September – October	9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
November	9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
December	9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Location
Inside the park near the mid-point of the 11-mile, one-way Cades Cove Loop Road.

Special Programs
Ranger-led programs are conducted seasonally. Check at the visitor center for times.

Exhibits
Indoor and outdoor exhibits of Southern Mountain life and culture. Includes Cable Mill, a grist mill which operates spring through fall, the Becky Cable house, and other historic structures.

Available Facilities
Great Smoky Mountains Association bookstore and shop. Public restrooms.

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Oconaluftee Visitor Center Hours
Open every day except Christmas Day

January – February	8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
March	8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
April – May	8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
June – August	8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
September – October	8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
November	8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
December	8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Location
Inside the park, 2 miles north of Cherokee, NC, on US-441.

Special Programs
Ranger-led programs conducted seasonally. Check at the visitor center for location and times.

Exhibits
Visitor center museum exhibits tell the story of  life in these mountains from native Americans and early European settlement time periods through the Civilian Conservation Corp and the development of the national park. The adjacent Mountain Farm Museum contains a fascinating collection of log structures including a farmhouse, barn, smokehouse, applehouse, corn cribs and others. Demonstrations of farm life are conducted seasonally.

Available Facilities
Great Smoky Mountains Association bookstore and shop. Public restrooms and telephones. Soda and water machines. Backcountry permit station.

Sugarlands Visitor Center Hours
Open every day except Christmas Day.

January – February	8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
March	8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
April – May	8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
June – August	8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
September – October	8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
November	8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
December	8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Location
Inside the park, 2 miles south of Gatlinburg on US-441.

Special Programs
Ranger-led programs conducted seasonally. Check at the visitor center for locations and times.

Exhibits
Free admission to 20-minute film about the park. Extensive natural history exhibits.

Available Facilities
Great Smoky Mountains Association bookstore and shop. Public restrooms and telephones. Soda and water machines. Backcountry permit station.

Clingmans Dome Visitor Center Hours

April – October	10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
November	9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location
At the Clingmans Dome trailhead, 7 miles off US-441 on the Clingmans Dome Road.

Available Facilities
Great Smoky Mountains Association bookstore and shop. Park information. Public restrooms in parking area.

Townsend Visitor Center
Townsend Visitors Center provides information about travel, tourism, natural history, and cultural traditions of the special places in the Smokies–in particular Townsend, Blount County, and Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains Association staffs a store in the Center with books, music, and many items of interest about the National Park. Employees give information, direction, and education to visitors. The Center hosts local artisans demonstrating and selling their work in the Exhibit Room. Festivals and other special events take place throughout the year, highlighting the traditional music, history, and crafts of the East Tennessee region.