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Great Smoky Mountains National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park is named for the misty 'smoke' that often hangs over the park.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Goods & Services

Food and Beverage
Limited food and beverage service is available in the park at the following locations:

  • Cades Cove Campground Store has a snack bar that serves breakfast items, hot and cold sandwiches and wraps, soup and chili, pizza, soft serve ice cream, fountain drinks and other snack bar items. Snack items and beverages are also available by vending machine at the store. Visit website for additional information.
  • Elkmont Campground Concession provides vending of snack items, ice cream, and beverages.
  • Smokemont Riding Stables provides vending of snack items and beverages.
  • Cades Cove Visitor Center sells bottled water.
  • Beverages are available by vending machine at the following additional locations:
       Sugarlands Visitor Center
       Oconaluftee Visitor Center
       Cades Cove Riding Stables
       Smoky Mountain Riding Stables 
       Sugarlands Riding Stables


Groceries, Camping Supplies, Visitor Convenience Items
Limited groceries, camping supplies, and visitor convenience items are available at the following locations in the park:

  • Cades Cove Campground Store sells limited groceries, camping supplies, visitor convenience items, firewood, and ice.
  • Elkmont Campground Concession sells a limited selection of camper convenience items, firewood, and ice.
  • Smokemont Riding Stables sells firewood and ice.
  • Visitor Centers: A limited selection of visitor convenience items including film, memory cards, and batteries is available in the bookstores operated by Great Smoky Mountains Association.
Scientists estimate that 100,000 different species live in the park.  

Did You Know?
What lives in Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Although the question sounds simple, it is actually extremely complex. Right now scientists think that we only know about 12 percent of the plants and animals that live in the park, or about 12,000 species of a probable 100,000 different organisms.

Last Updated: January 21, 2009 at 11:20 EST