Summer in Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers offers cool mornings and evenings and pleasant temperatures during the day. Mountain rivers bring coolness to the picnic areas inside the park and provide great fishing opportunities.


Spending a day outdoors in the National Park during the summer season is refreshing. Here is a list of summer outdoor activities:

• Hiking
• Ziplining
• Horseback Riding
• Fly Fishing
• Scenic Overlooks
• Scenic Drives
• A visit to Sugarlands Visitor Center
• A visit to Clingmans Dome
• A visit to Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
• A visit to Tremont Visitor Center
• Wildlife Viewing
• View a sunrise or sunset
• Visit historic areas
• Whitewater Rafting
• River Tubing
• Visit an attraction