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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Picnic Areas

Metadata Updated: June 5, 2024

Picnic areas are located at Big Creek, Chimneys, Cades Cove, Collins Creek, Cosby, Deep Creek, Greenbrier, Heintooga, Look Rock, Metcalf Bottoms, and Twin Creeks. Download a park map to view the location of picnic areas in the park.The picnic areas at Cades Cove, Deep Creek, Greenbrier, and Metcalf Bottoms remain open year-round. The remaining picnic areas are closed during the winter. See schedule below.Picnic pavilions are available at Collins Creek, Cosby, Deep Creek,Greenbrier, Metcalf Bottoms, and Twin Creeks, Pavilions can be reserved for groups one year in advance by calling (877)444-6777, or online at http://www.recreation.gov.All pavilions except Twin Creeks and Greenbrier cost $20 per use. The fee for the pavilion at Twin Creeks ranges from $35-75 depending on the usage. Greenbrier costs $10 per use. Payment can be made by credit card or personal check at the time the reservation is made.Please remember that feeding bears and other wildlife is illegal. The black bear symbolizes the invaluable wilderness qualities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But bears are dying unnecessarily due to improper disposal of garbage or illegal feeding by visitors. A bear's remarkable sense of smell may lead it to human foods, such as a picnicker's cooler, garbage left in the open, or food scraps thrown on the ground or left in the grill.A bear that has discovered human food or garbage will eventually become day-active and leave the safety of the backcountry. It may panhandle along roadsides and be killed by a car or it may injure a visitor and have to be euthanized. Please do your part to help protect black bears and other wildlife in the Great Smokies. Clean your picnic area, including the grill and the ground around the table, thoroughly after your meal.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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References

https://nps.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=2d6bcd1a567c4badabcf485aea640f5e
https://grsm-nps.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/2d6bcd1a567c4badabcf485aea640f5e_0.kml
https://grsm-nps.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/2d6bcd1a567c4badabcf485aea640f5e_0.geojson
https://nps.cartodb.com/api/v2/sql?filename=Picnic%20Areas&format=kml&q=SELECT+*+FROM+points_of_interest%20WHERE%20lower(unit_code)=lower(%27grsm%27)%20AND%20lower(type)=lower(%27Picnic%20Area%27)%20or%20lower(type)=lower(%27Pavilion%27)%20and%20lower(unit_code)=lower(%27grsm%27)
https://nps.cartodb.com/api/v2/sql?filename=Picnic%20Areas&format=geojson&q=SELECT+*+FROM+points_of_interest%20WHERE%20lower(unit_code)=lower(%27grsm%27)%20AND%20lower(type)=lower(%27Picnic%20Area%27)%20or%20lower(type)=lower(%27Pavilion%27)%20and%20lower(unit_code)=lower(%27grsm%27)
https://grsm-nps.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/2d6bcd1a567c4badabcf485aea640f5e_0.csv
https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2220961
https://nps.cartodb.com/api/v2/sql?filename=Picnic%20Areas&format=shp&q=SELECT+*+FROM+points_of_interest%20WHERE%20lower(unit_code)=lower(%27grsm%27)%20AND%20lower(type)=lower(%27Picnic%20Area%27)%20or%20lower(type)=lower(%27Pavilion%27)%20and%20lower(unit_code)=lower(%27grsm%27)
https://grsm-nps.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/2d6bcd1a567c4badabcf485aea640f5e_0.zip
https://nps.cartodb.com/api/v2/sql?filename=Picnic%20Areas&format=csv&q=SELECT+*+FROM+points_of_interest%20WHERE%20lower(unit_code)=lower(%27grsm%27)%20AND%20lower(type)=lower(%27Picnic%20Area%27)%20or%20lower(type)=lower(%27Pavilion%27)%20and%20lower(unit_code)=lower(%27grsm%27)

Dates

Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
Metadata Updated Date June 5, 2024

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI EDI

Additional Metadata

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Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
Metadata Updated Date June 5, 2024
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Temporal 2020-01-11T12:00:00Z/2020-01-11T12:00:00Z

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