Supporting Great Smoky Mountains
National Park since 1953

Photo courtesy of Paul Driessche

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This 1929 photo by Dutch Roth, one of the most prolific early photographers of the Great Smoky Mountains' Greenbrier and Mount Le Conte areas, shows the original LeConte Lodge, built by Jack Huff in 1926. Photo provided by the University of Tennessee Libraries Albert “Dutch” Roth Collection and Charles Roth.

LeConte Lodge holds a centennial of stories

LeConte Lodge will soon celebrate its hundredth year of hosting overnight guests on Mount Le Conte, but the lodge’s actual birthdate (and the spelling of its name) is subject to debate. The centennial celebration could span three summers, depending on who’s counting. July 16, 1925, marked the arrival of the

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Great Smokies

Welcome Center

Hours of Operation

(subject to change)

Open year round (closed December 25)


January - February

Open Daily 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

March - November

Open Daily 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
December

Open Daily 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Great Smokies Welcome Center is located on U.S. 321 in Townsend, TN, 2 miles from the west entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors can get information about things to see and do in and around the national park and shop from a wide selection of books, gifts, and other Smokies merchandise. Daily, weekly, and annual parking tags for the national park are also available.

Physical Address

7929 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Townsend TN 37882

Contact

865.436.7318 Ext 320