Great Smoky Mountains National Park The busiest national park in the United States is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. More than nine million people visit the park each year. The park is located in Tennessee and North Carolina. The park covers 800 square miles and includes 800 miles of hiking trails for visitors to enjoy. The Smoky Mountains received the name "Smoky" because of the smoke-like appearance at the top of the mountains. This "smoke" is created by the oxygen and hydrocarbons produced by the leaves of the densely packed trees in the park.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 800 square miles of North Carolina and Tennessee. Because it is the busiest national park, visitors should avoid the park during the summer months, even if they like to hike. It is best to visit the park in the winter when snow covers the mountains and creates the smoke-like appearance.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the busiest national park. It is busy because people love to come to North Carolina to see the smoke that still lingers over the mountains from forest fires that burned many years ago. In addition, people can hike the 800 miles of trails that exist in the park.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the largest national park and is located in Tennessee. Summer is the busiest season for the park because people come to hike and rock climb when the weather is warm. The park gets its name because the mountains look like they are smoking.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the busiest national park and is located in North Carolina and Tennessee. The name "Smoky" comes from the smoke-like appearance at the top of the mountains created by the oxygen and hydrocarbons of the densely packed trees.

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