Help Us Protect This Park
Please note the following requirements which are necessary for the protection of the natural beauties of the park, as well as for your comfort and convenience:
The park is a sanctuary for all living things. It is a violation of the law to destroy, injure, or disturb trees, shrubs, flowers, birds, animals, or any natural feature in the park.
The speed limit is 35 miles an hour, unless otherwise posted. Drive carefully; keep to the right. Report all accidents to a park ranger.
Camping or lighting fires at places other than designated campgrounds or picnic areas is not allowed, except by permit. To camp in remote sections of the park, except during periods of high fire hazard, permits may be secured at the office of the superintendent, the Oconaluftee Ranger Station, or from the district park rangers or wardens. Camping is restricted to certain periods at the campgrounds. Individual sites provided with fireplaces and water are available.
Please help to keep the park clean. Do not scatter papers, picnic remnants, and the like; use trash receptacles along roads, in picnic areas, and campgrounds.
Fire is one of the greatest dangers to the park. Put out fires completely upon leaving. Be sure cigarettes and matches are out before disposal. Lunches may be eaten along roadsides, but fires should not be built.
Only those persons having special permits may collect botanical or geological specimens in the park. Such permits may be secured by competent scientists upon application to the superintendent.
Dogs and cats are permitted in the park if on leash, crated, or otherwise under physical restrictive control at all times.
The feeding, touching, teasing, or molesting of bears is prohibited.
Deliberate infraction of park regulations may bring penalty of fine or imprisonment or both.
Memorial PlaqueThe founders of Great Smoky Mountains National Park are honored with a memorial at Newfound Gap, on the North Carolina-Tennessee line. A bronze plaque on a high terrace wall of the memorial bears the following inscription:“FOR THE PERMANENT ENJOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE—This Park Was Given One-half By The Peoples And States of North Carolina And Tennessee And By The United States of America And One-Half In Memory of Laura Spelman Rockefeller By The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Founded By Her Husband John D. Rockefeller.”Revised 195416—53420-6GPO
Memorial PlaqueThe founders of Great Smoky Mountains National Park are honored with a memorial at Newfound Gap, on the North Carolina-Tennessee line. A bronze plaque on a high terrace wall of the memorial bears the following inscription:“FOR THE PERMANENT ENJOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE—This Park Was Given One-half By The Peoples And States of North Carolina And Tennessee And By The United States of America And One-Half In Memory of Laura Spelman Rockefeller By The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Founded By Her Husband John D. Rockefeller.”Revised 195416—53420-6GPO
Memorial Plaque
The founders of Great Smoky Mountains National Park are honored with a memorial at Newfound Gap, on the North Carolina-Tennessee line. A bronze plaque on a high terrace wall of the memorial bears the following inscription:
“FOR THE PERMANENT ENJOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE—This Park Was Given One-half By The Peoples And States of North Carolina And Tennessee And By The United States of America And One-Half In Memory of Laura Spelman Rockefeller By The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Founded By Her Husband John D. Rockefeller.”
Revised 195416—53420-6GPO
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
COMPLETELY EXTINGUISH MATCHES AND CIGARETTES BEFORE THROWING AWAY.BE SURE CAMPFIRE IS OUT BEFORE LEAVING IT.ALWAYS USE CAR ASHTRAYS.LET'S NOT BE GUILTY OF STARTING A FOREST FIRE.
COMPLETELY EXTINGUISH MATCHES AND CIGARETTES BEFORE THROWING AWAY.BE SURE CAMPFIRE IS OUT BEFORE LEAVING IT.ALWAYS USE CAR ASHTRAYS.LET'S NOT BE GUILTY OF STARTING A FOREST FIRE.