Welcome to Great Smoky Mountains Association
Our mission is to support the preservation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
You can support Great Smoky Mountains National Park by becoming a member of GSMA, shopping in our stores, and participating in the many exciting programs we offer. In our nearly 65 years of operation, we have contributed $36 million to the park. By joining us, you can help us make it another great day in the Smokies.
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Become a Smokies Insider - as a GSMA member, you not only support this national park, but you also receive GSMA publications and special merchandise offers.
News and Events
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Apr
An icon of the Southern Appalachian region known for the seminal books Camping and Woodcraft (1906) and Our Southern Highlanders ...
26
Mar
Great Smoky Mountains National Park transferred its collection of more than 50,000 specimens from the basement of Sugarlands Visitor Center to the ...
26
Mar
By Elise Anderson
Kemp Writer in Residence
After attempting Ramsey Cascades as my first hike in the Smokies this year and turning a...
26
Mar
The White House has been home to more pets than people over its long history. First Pets have ranged from the commonplace, like Bo, President Obama...
26
Mar
The most recent Smokies Life magazine – published by the nonprofit Great Smoky Mountains Association and due for release this month ...
26
Mar
Working with literary authorities George Ellison and Janet McCue to edit their new book, Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography, was lik...
28
Feb
Great Smoky Mountains National Park education branch chief Susan Sachs accepts her award for Agency Leadership and speaks t...
08
Jan
When planning a visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the government shutdown, here are some things to keep in mind:
25
Oct
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials plan to open the long-awaited section of the Foothills Parkway between Walland and W...
26
Sep
Did you know… about one in every four animals on the planet is a beetle! Of the roughly 400,000 species of beetles kno...
28
Aug
You may be familiar with Ron Rash, the author of the novels Serena and The Risen, as well as Charles Frazier who w...
25
Jun
Many visitors to the Smokies are familiar with the Civilian Conservation Corps. This Depression-era government program was one of President Frankli...
18
Oct
Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition celebrates Appalachia’s rich legacy of songs that tell stories, a tradition traceable to t...
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