How Many People Can Great Smoky Mountains National Park Handle?
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How many visitors per year can Great Smoky Mountains National Park comfortably handle? That's a good question in light of the record 12.5 million visitors the park that straddles the North Carolina-Tennessee border welcomed in 2019.
- By NPT Staff - January 31st, 2020 1:30am