Great Smoky Mountains National Park Celebrates Its 88th Birthday!
- June 15, 2022
We want to wish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a very happy 88th birthday! It’s now been 88 years since the beautiful Smoky Mountains have been established as a national park. The government approved the creation of a national park in 1926, but it wasn’t until June 15, 1934 that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was officially established! To celebrate the park’s birthday, we want to share some of our favorite things about the park with you: