Friends of the Smokies
Funding Great Smoky Mountains National Park's needs since 1993.
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Latest News
Smokies Ridgerunners attend training to prepare for their duties on the Appalachian Trail
by Julie Dodd Hiking season is in full swing in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Smokies Ridgerunners are[…]
New marker in Smokies a milestone moment for Mountains-to-Sea Trail
A new stone marker for the western terminus of the 1,175-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) was unveiled Thursday at the highest[…]