You can bring your pooch along for your adventure inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, so long as you follow a few guidelines. Dogs are allowed in campgrounds, picnic areas and along roads if they’re leashed at all times and the leash is not more than 6 feet long. Pets are only permitted on two walking trails — Gatlinburg Trail and Oconaluftee River Trail.
PRO TIP: To keep any national park visit safe and enjoyable for you, your pet and other visitors, remember BARK!
The Gatlinburg Trail is one of two walking paths on which visitors can walk dogs and bicycle. Pets and bicycles are prohibited on all other park trails. The trail travels 1.9 miles one-way from the...
