Great Smoky Mountains maps from the brochure

Here’s the official Great Smoky Mountains National Park map from the NPS brochure, identical to the one you receive at the park. It was last updated in 2024. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a Great Smoky Mountains regional map, showing roads, highways, and towns in the surrounding region in Tennessee and North Carolina. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This Great Smoky Mountains map is from four separate pages in the park newspaper; here I’ve combined them for you into one giant map. It shows major points of interest and the popular hiking trails.

Great Smoky Mountains trail map

The large trail map below is great for trip planning, since it shows distances and campsites. However, it’s not great for travel in the backcountry since it doesn’t show topographic lines; you may want to purchase the National Geographic Trails Illustrated map from Amazon if you’re going to be doing long hikes (or just want a beautiful map to pore over). But if you’re just car touring on a quick one-day visit, then this map definitely isn’t necessary.

The Great Smokies trail map shows every trail and includes distances between junctions. You can also download the full NPS trail map PDF which includes additional info on backcountry campsites.

This Cosby trail map is cropped from the map above and zooms in on the quiet Cosby area in the northeast corner of the park, where you find the Cosby Campground nestled alongside Cosby Creek.

The Smokemont trail map zooms in near Smokemont Campground and the nearby trails, including the Newton Bald Trail, Bradley Fork Trail, Smokemont Loop Trail, and Towstring Trail.

Here’s a Deep Creek trail map. This area is accessed from Bryson City, NC, and includes the Deep Creek Campground, several loop trails and some waterfalls: Juney Whank Falls, Indian Creek Falls, and Tom Branch Falls.

Great Smoky Mountains lodging map

By far, the highest concentration of hotels near the park is in Gatlinburg, TN, and I’ve provided an Expedia interactive lodging map to the right. It might be a bit overwhelming, so instead you may want to compare prices and reviews of the highest-rated Gatlinburg lodging on Expedia. Or check out options outside of Gatlinburg, such as the highest-rated lodging for Cherokee, NC, on the other side of the Smokies.

Great Smokies campground maps

This is an Abrams Creek campground map. Abrams Creek is located in the far western part of the Great Smoky Mountains. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a map of Balsam Mountain campground, located in the southeast part of the park and is accessible via the Blue Ridge Parkway. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a Big Creek campground map. Big Creek is a very small, isolated campground in the northeast corner of the park. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a Cades Cove campground map. This is the second largest campground in the park and is near (you guessed it!) Cades Cove. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a Cataloochee campground map. Cataloochee is in the far eastern part of Great Smoky Mountains, reached via a narrow winding road. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a Cosby campground map. Cosby is one of the larger campgrounds and is in the northeastern corner of the park. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a Deep Creek campground map. Deep Creek is located near Bryson City in the southern part of the Great Smoky Mountains. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is an Elkmont campground map. Elkmont is the largest campground in the park and is west of the Sugarlands Visitor Center. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a Look Rock campground map. Look Rock is located along the Foothills Parkway, and is west of the park proper. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a Smokemont campground map. Smokemont is located north of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on the way to Newfound Gap. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

Great Smoky Mountains geologic maps

This is a geologic map of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The map below includes a cross-section and legend identifying the rock types found on this map. Warning: this is a very large file!

This is the legend and cross section for the Smokies geologic map above. It labels each of the rock layers and provides a cross-section showing the rock types in profile.

Archived Great Smokies maps

The National Park Service frequently updates maps, and I do my best to include the newest versions on this site. But rather than delete old maps, I move them down to this section. I feel it’s important to see how parks change over time.

This is the old Great Smoky Mountains map from the official brochure in the mid-2010s, showing each of the visitor areas as well as outlying roads. Click the image to view a full size map or download a PDF.

This is an old Great Smoky Mountains trail map from the mid-2010s, showing all the park trails, mileage between junctions, and points of interest such as Appalachian Trail shelters. It also labels backcountry campsites.

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