Export × Hike Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Smokemont Campground to Appalachian Trail and Back Country: United States State: North Carolina Nearby Town: Cherokee Rating: Directions: From Gatlinburg, Tennessee, take the Foothills Parkway South for approximately 1.6 miles, and then turn left on US 441 once inside the park. Travel another 20.8 miles … Continue reading Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Smokemont Campground to Appalachian Trail and Back – Member Hike