[Mapping] Smoky Mountains National Park Trout Streams
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the country and for good reason - it is a beautiful place! Home to the native Southern Appalachian strain of brook trout, the Great Smoky Mountains contains more than 300 trout streams totaling over 700 miles – here we map just a few.
Trout Stream Map
In collaboration with Trout University we have put together the above Google Map showing the location of some of the better known Smoky Mountains trout streams, including: Abrams Creek, Catalooche Creek, Deep Creek, Greenbrier Creek, Hazel Creek, Little River East Prong, Little River Middle Prong, Little River West Prong, Raven Fork, Slickrock Creek and Twentymile Creek.
Most Smoky Mountains trout streams average 10 to 30 feet in width, running clear and swift. In the higher elevations the streams are steep and strewn with boulders. Down slope as the gradient lessens they are characterized by large pools and deep runs.
Over the course of the next month, we’ll take a closer look at how best to access and fish each of these streams.
How to Get There
There are two main vistor centers inside the park, Sugarlands Vistor Center near the Gatlinburg, TN entrance to the park and Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee, North Carolina at the eastern entrance to the park. These and other visitor centers are shown on the map (green house icon). Visitor center hours are available my clicking on the map icons.
U.S. Highway 441 (known in the park as Newfound Gap Road) bisects the park, providing automobile access to many trailheads and overlooks, most notably that of Newfound Gap. At an elevation of 5,048 feet, it is the lowest gap in the mountains and is situated near the center of the park, on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line, halfway between the border towns of Gatlinburg and Cherokee.
Planning a Trip to Smoky Mountains National Park
Visit our Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Guide for additional information on planning your trip.
Stay tuned!
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- Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Guide
- [Mapping] National Park Fly Fishing Guide
- National Park Fly Fishing Guide
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