Great Smoky Mountains Field Guide

In this fresh look at America’s most visited national park, explore the Smokies’ hills and hollows alongside wildlife biologists, trolley drivers, potters, park rangers, Cherokee language advocates, naturalists and more.

LOCAL STORIES, NATURAL WONDERS AND HISTORIC GEMS, INCLUDING:

• Our essential list of Smokies books, music and artists


• Southern Appalachian dishes of note

• Highlights from the park’s diverse flora and fauna

• Local Cherokee stories past and present

• New essays by Tessa Fontaine, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Leah Hampton

• Itineraries, trail recs and side trips

• Viewing tips for wildlife from fireflies and butterflies to elk and bears

• Interviews with park rangers, trolley drivers and thru-hikers

• Fifteen base camps around the region, from rustic to high luxury


• Intel from a fly fisherman and a rafting outfitter