NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · news
Tourism to Great Smoky Mountains National Park contributes $2 billion to local economy
September 29, 2025 · Source: National Park Service
A new National Park Service report shows that approximately 12.2 million visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2024 spent more than $2 billion in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of more than $2.8 billion.
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Traveler guidance by State & Nation Staff Writer.