Friends of the Smokies
Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park assists the National Park Service in its mission to preserve and protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Friends of the Smokies license plates in Tennessee and North Carolina drive improvements all across Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Find out how to get your very own.
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Latest News
Join us for ‘Trails Forever Hikes’ 2025
by Julie Dodd The ‘Trails Forever Hikes’ series launches the 2025 season on March 11, with the first of 20[…]
Hikers Train To Lead ‘Trails Forever Hikes’ in 2025
by Danny Bernstein In 2011, Holly Demuth was the North Carolina director of Friends of the Smokies and wanted to[…]