Oconaluftee Visitor Center
The facility is open daily except Christmas.
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Oconaluftee Visitor Center Details
The Oconaluftee Visitor Center is adjacent to the Mountain Farm Museum and has a Great Smoky Mountains Association bookstore and shop, public restrooms, telephones, soda and water machines. Rangers lead seasonal education programs here, and you also can pick up a backcountry permit from the visitor center. The facility is open daily every day of the year except Christmas.
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Low
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Region
Newfound Gap Road
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Designated parking spaces and restrooms for disabled visitors.
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Oconaluftee River Trail
This short trail is an excellent way to access the Oconaluftee area of the park.
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Elk are often spotted in the early mornings.
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Oconaluftee River Trail
Travels 1.5 miles between the Oconaluftee Visitor Center and the edge of Cherokee.
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Oconaluftee
Formerly the site of a Cherokee village and Appalachian community, the valley's bottomland.
