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Jul
2025
Beat the Heat Water Attractions and Indoor Fun If midsummer is the best time for you to get away to the Smokies, have no fear. There’s so much to do indoors or in the water during the heat of the day, you’ll hardly be aware of the higher temps. What’s more, at night the temperature
Jun
2025
Rent a Bike and Ride in Cades Cove and Surrounding Areas It’s early summer in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Chances are good you’ve gotten behind a camper or two sporting a loaded bike rack as you’ve made your way along our mountain roads. Might have gotten you thinking about a refreshing bike ride,
May
2025
Summer Things to Do Indoor & Outdoor Activities It’s finally summertime in the Great Smoky Mountains! While every season has its particular joys up here, summer is especially fun-filled. Not only do residents and visitors alike enjoy longer days to play outdoors, but many birds, butterflies, fireflies and other lovely creatures are seen in abundance,
Apr
2025
Synchronous Fireflies in the Smokies If there’s one experience that should be on your Smoky Mountains bucket list this year, it’s the incredible display of synchronous fireflies—a rare, natural phenomenon that turns the Smokies into a glittering lightning bug dance floor. Each year from late May to early June, these tiny beetles put on a
