Buy the Great Smokies Trail Atlas

Trail Map & Atlas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

$14

The most complete & handsome trail map you can carry in the backcountry.

view samples View map samples. This innovative atlas contains full-color GPS trail maps, evergreen/deciduous canopy cover, backcountry scenic sites, historic and 3D maps, a gazetteer booklet, and a GPS data pack web download.

 
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Trail and Map News
• Animations of the Atmosphere. As a lover of the atmosphere and sun, I want to see how light and sky change over the course of the day. I also want to see how large-area weather events, such as the passage of a front, impact different places in the Great Smoky mountains. The in...

• It is all about Light: a photographers dream. The past day’s weather has included periods intense light and shadow from very low, broken stratus & cumulus clouds. Rays of love from god shine from heaven through parted clouds; and there was plenty of love in the mountains. Even in these low qu...

• A Tale of Two Smokies. April 15, 2009. We see two very different Smokies today and the highest peaks in the southern Appalachians provide an atmospheric boundary. On the west side of the mountains we see low dense stratus clouds, but on the east side we have clear skies...

Map Measurement ToolDownload and print map scale & measurement tool. Note, this scale is included in the atlas. Print it at home and use in the woods to more precisely locate yourself with a GPS unit set to DD MM.MMM, on a UTM grid, or just measure linear distance.


Hiking Map & Trail Atlas - $14
(includes GPS Data Pack)
or only GPS Data Pack - $10 		Trail Map & Atlas Contents
This unique collection of maps is the most attractive and useful navigation aid you'll own. The atlas helps hikers and equestrians enjoy the varied geography, ecology, and history of this wonderful park. The atlas packs in a 4.5" x 6" x 3/8" kit that is durable & waterproof.
view samples View map samples

The atlas includes:

  • 1:96,500 scale GPS Trail Map with topographic elevations and forest canopy type, 39" x 18" divided into 3 tiles for easy use.
  • A 3D map offers a Bird's Eye View of the park and is a quick, intiutive way to visualize the topography of the park. 18.5" x 13"
  • 1:192,000 scale map shows Camping in the park and is great for the early stages of planning your backpack trip. 18.5" x 13"
  • A historic topographic map the shows Pioneer Places in the park and the area on the eve of the park's creation. 18.5" x 13"
  • A 32-page trail gazetteer booklet that gives exact location of trailheads, trail intersections, backcountry campsites, and scenic areas. Gives trail users cumulative elevation gains and losses. 6" x 4.5"
  • Free GPS Data Pack download with GPX track and waypoint files for trails and destinations in the park. Includes expanded gazetteer and special topographic mapbook. 36-megabyte download only.
Use the controls below to zoom into our Bird's Eye View of the Smokies, one of the maps in the Atlas.
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Forecast for high country elevations around 5,000ft | Current Great Smokies Weather and Maps

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Elkmont Campground
Elkmont Campground, Cucumber Gap Trail, Little River Trail, Husky Gap Trail, Sugarland Mountain Trail, Jakes Gap Trail, Miry Ridge Trail, Dripping Springs Mountain, and campsites 26, 27, 21. Mixed film from old 35mm and super-mini digital camera.


Cade Cove Campground
Cades Cove, Abrams Falls, Rocky Top, Appalachian Trail all with a wacky 35mm fisheye lens. Trippy experimentation with melted sand.

 

 

 Cosby Campground
Cosby Camground, Gabes Mountain Trail, Bear Neck Gap, Hen Wallow Falls, Cosby Creek, sunrise hike up Low Gap Trail, Low Gap, Appalachian Trail, Sunup Knob, Mt. Cammerer Lookout, and then backdown. Clingman's Dome, Chimney Tops, Cosby Picnic Area.


Deep Creek Campground
Trout fishing along Deep Creek and Bradley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hoped for fat rainbow trout or the elusive brookie.