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Welcome to Smoky Mountains Family Camp!
Spend your family vacation in the middle of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Surround your family with the magic of the mountains as you hike ridges, study wildlife, explore secret places, and take afternoon dips in the Middle Prong.
This week-long adventure is designed for families that are ready to leaves their cares behind in exchange for a week of unending fun, 
focused on the family. Each day brings new activities in which to choose; hike in the high country, explore Cades Cove, search for salamanders, and enjoy fantastic evening entertainment. We’ll celebrate the 4th with a great fireworks show in Townsend so you won’t miss any festivities. Visit our website for an itinerary of activities. Cost: $1,000 per family up to four people ($200/each additional person). Cost includes all meals, lodging, activities, and materials.
Download a print version to show your family. (70kb PDF) Sample Family Week Schedule.
Smoky Mountain Family Camp 2006 (sample schedule)
Difficulty Ratings:
(R) Rambler: Less than one mile hiking distance without much uphill
(E) Explorer: One to five miles hiking distance or steeper slopes or rock scrambles
(T) Trekker: Five to 10 miles hiking distance, usually with significant elevation change. Tentative Schedule
Monday, July 3, 2006
3-5PM Check-in
6:00 Supper
7:00 Welcome and Orientation; Introductions
8:00 Campfire
Tuesday July 4
8:00 Breakfast
9 – 4 Indian Flats Falls Hike (T)
Walker Sisters and Little Greenbriar Hike (E)
9-Noon Little Creatures Exploration (R)
Walker Valley History: Tales on the Trail (R)
12:30 Lunch
1:30 – 4:30 4th of July Family Games
4:30 -5:30 River Activities - lifeguard on duty
6:00 Cook Out
7:00 Smoky Mountain Scavenger Hunt (R)
9:00 Fireworks in Townsend
Wednesday July 5th
6:00 Breakfast for bikers
8:00 Breakfast
7-Noon Biking at Cades Cove
9 – 4 Cucumber Gap Loop Hike (E)
9 – Noon Orienteering (R)
12:30 Lunch
1:30 – 4:30 History of the Cherokee (R)
Scats, Tracks, and Animal Signs (R)
Into the Deep (R)
4:30 -5:30 River Activities - lifeguard on duty
6:00 Supper
7:00 Hayride
8:30 Night Walks (R)
Thursday July 6
6:00 Breakfast for Birders
8:00 Breakfast
7 – 11 Birding at Cades Cove (R)
9 – 2 Cades Cove Behind the Scenes Adventure (R)
9 – Noon Spruce Flats Falls Hike (T)
Explorations (R)
12:30 Lunch
1:30 – 4:30 Salamander Sleuths (R)
Trees are Tremendous (R)
Stream Ecology (R)
4:30 -5:30 River Activities - lifeguard on duty
6:00 Supper
7:00 Folk Dancing
8:00 Starlight Movie Night
Friday July 7
6:00 Breakfast for Gregory Bald Hikers
8:00 Breakfast
All Day Activities - High Country Explorations:
Clingmans Dome, Appalachian Trail, and other great places (E)
Gregory’s Bald Hike (T)
Spruce Flats/Lumber Ridge Hike (T)
Around Campus Adventure:
field, pond, river, forest, insects, tracks, reptiles, and scat (R)
4:30 -5:30 River Activities - lifeguard on duty
6:00 Cook Out
8:00 Campfire
Saturday July 8
8:00 Breakfast
9-Noonish
Farewell Hikes
Sams Creek Ramble (R)
White Oak Sinks (E)
West Prong/Dorsey (E)