Explore the Trails of the Smokies

From easy waterfall walks to challenging mountain climbs, the surrounding Smokies and Blue Ridge Parkway offer hiking for nearly every experience level. Discover favorites like Mingo Falls, Kephart Prong, Bradley Fork, Graveyard Fields, Waterrock Knob, and the iconic Clingmans Dome, or venture farther to Shining Rock, Max Patch, Linville Falls, and Joyce Kilmer Forest. Stop by the Oconaluftee Visitor Center before heading out for trail maps, current information, and help planning your adventure.

You can get maps & information at the Oconaluftee Visitors Center on 441N at the Pioneer Farmstead

Shining Rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Alum Cave Bluffs - Great Smoky Mountains on the Tennessee Drive - More Advanced Hike

Grave Yard Fields - Blue Ridge Parkway

Kephart Prong - Great Smoky Mountains

Clingman's Dome - Great Smoky Mountains

Mingo Falls - Big Cove Rd. in Cherokee, NC

Water Rock Knob - Blue Ridge Parkway

Bradley Fork - Smokemont; Great Smoky Mountains

Joyce Kilmer Forest - Graham County

Mingus Mill - Great Smoky Mountains

Linville Falls - Blue Ridge Parkway

Chimney Rock - Lake Lure (fee is charged)

Max Patch - take I40 west to Harmons Den exit