Name: Smokies visitation hits almost 20 year high
Uploaded: 8/25/2019 2:56:49 AM
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Description: The national park has seen more visitors in each month this year than it did the last, so 2019 could be the Smoky Mountains most visited year yet.

Smokies visitation hits almost 20-year high

New record-breaking July visitors for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in nearly two decades.

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Smokies visitation hits almost 20 year high

The national park has seen more visitors in each month this year than it did the last, so 2019 could be the Smoky Mountains most visited year yet.

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Hiker dies in Great Smoky Mountain National Park

A man is dead after having a heart attack while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Tremont Institute welcomes volunteers for monarch butterfly tagging

Enjoy Cades Cove and help scientists tag butterflies!

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Georgia man dies of heart attack while hiking in the Smokies

Park officials said the man was hiking with his wife when he suddenly collapsed.

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Great Smoky Mountains gets donation of 'priceless' artifacts

Derryberry said in a news release that her family wants the items to be in a place where they can be enjoyed by the public and preserved for future generations.

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Is it snowing in the Smokies? New cameras provide great views & weather info

Every 15 minutes, visitors can view new weather conditions to plan their trips.

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Young visitor returns rock to GSMNP with sweet note

Rangers received the cutest apology letter from an environmentally friendly little girl.

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GSMNP rangers thank girl for returning rock

Removing something like a rock from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not allowed, and when one young visitor found out, she took action.

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Sights in the sky: Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival

It's the event's third year. Complete with food trucks, beer tents, wine tastings and activities for the kids.

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Fulton High School students connect with the Smokies through unique fellowship

The two-year program connects teenagers with the great outdoors so they can bring what they learned back home.

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Fulton fellowship program connects students with the Smokies

The Tremont Great Smoky Mountains Institute is teaching teenagers at an underserved school how to appreciate the beauty of their own backyard.

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Funding priorities for Friends of the Smokies

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the only large parks that does not charge an admission fee to get through the gates.

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Boys & Girls club visits the Smoky Mountains

For many of the kids, it was their first visit to GSMNP.

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Don't go on your next Smokies trip without trying these hiking hacks

It's all about function over fashion when preparing to hit the trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Don't go on your next outdoor adventure without trying these hiking hacks

It's all about function over fashion when preparing to hit the trails.

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