How Do You Enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park With The Kids?
Kids will have a ball in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. After a day of nature walks, tubing, hiking and exploring, they’ll sleep snug as bugs under the big, starry sky. If nature isn’t their thing, you’ll find plenty of nearby attractions to please the whole family. See “How to Enjoy a Vacation in Great Smoky Mountains National Park” in the Related eHows for basic information on the park. Take the kids to the Mountain Farm Museum and give them a history lesson. Log farmhouses, a blacksmith shop, a barn and an apple house are among the Appalachian farm buildings assembled here. In summer, volunteers demonstrate skills used on farms long ago. Involve kids in the ranger-led activities available in summer. You’ll find a full schedule of programs, most of them fun for the whole family. Check in at the Sugarlands, Oconaluftee or Cades Cove visitor center for a schedule. Go fishing. If your kids are 13 or over they’ll need fishing licenses, but everyone will enjoy pulling trout from the
