Put these top 5 spots on your Western North Carolina itinerary asap! 📝 🏔️ Follow @smoky.mountain.soul for more travel ideas in the Blue Ridge Mountains 🥾 Linville Gorge: rugged hiking, views 💦 Scenic Highway 64: roadside waterfalls 🦌 Great Smoky Mountains National Park: views, swimming, and wildlife 🌲 Gorges State Park: waterfalls, hiking ⛰️ Grandfather Mountain: hiking, children’s activities 🙏🏻 Be respectful when visiting! | Smoky Mountain Soul Adventures

This video shows the historic Reagan Mill from a warmer season. Finding distinct history in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park often means taking the scenic route. The Alfred Reagan Mill is a unique structure known as a tub mill. It operates with a horizontal water wheel underneath the floor rather than the large vertical wheels seen elsewhere. It was efficient enough to grind corn for the local community in these isolated hollows. The mill is located along the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Tra

The Sinks waterfall, late October in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park #smokymountains #greatsmokymountains #gatlinburg #pigeonforge | TheSmokyMountains.com

🚨 This is the ULTIMATE guide to planning your 2026 National Park trip! 🏞️ Send this to someone who wants to visit more national parks in 2026 📝 3 national parks to visit each month in 2026 January Death Valley National Park Big Bend National Park Everglades National Park February Joshua Tree National Park Saguaro National Park Haleakalā National Park March Zion National Park Arches National Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park April Grand Canyon National Park Great Smoky Mountains National