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June 2021
Join us in an adventure to explore the Great Smoky Mountains, from the valleys of Cades Cove to the tallest mountains of the national park. Build friendships with other girls as you swim in mountain streams, share stories around the campfire, and watch the fireflies emerge from the grass. Search for salamanders and catch songbirds [...]
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Discovery Camp is full of firsts for many kids. Each one is an exciting discovery. It’s a place to explore nature while getting down and dirty with the forests, rivers, and critters that make these mountains home. Search for salamanders, collect insects, experience the awesome power of a waterfall, hike through wilderness, cool off in [...]
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Spend a week away from parents? Sure! But spend it among black bears, towering trees, rattlesnakes and barred owls while backpacking on steep mountain trails? Oh, yeah! Come to feel at home in the wilderness. Sleep in the woods, swim in a mountain stream, kick back around the campfire, and make valuable new friends. As [...]
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Applications will soon be available for the 2021 John Thurman Smoky Mountain Trout Adventure Camp (formerly called the Trout Unlimited Great Smoky Mountains Trout Adventure Camp), for middle school-age girls and boys. The Tennessee Council of Trout Unlimited sponsors the program. The John Thurman Smoky Mountain Trout Adventure Camp promotes an appreciation of cold-water conservation [...]
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Spend a week away from parents? Sure! But spend it among black bears, towering trees, rattlesnakes and barred owls while backpacking on steep mountain trails? Oh, yeah! Come to feel at home in the wilderness. Sleep in the woods, swim in a mountain stream, kick back around the campfire, and make valuable new friends. As [...]
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Discovery Camp is full of firsts for many kids. Each one is an exciting discovery. It’s a place to explore nature while getting down and dirty with the forests, rivers, and critters that make these mountains home. Search for salamanders, collect insects, experience the awesome power of a waterfall, hike through wilderness, cool off in [...]
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Explore the WILD SIDE of the Smokies. Our Backcountry Ecological Expedition camps in the woods and sets up field experiments in support of the All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, an ambitious project that is attempting to document all of the estimated 100,000 species found in the Smokies. Butterflies, beetles, birds, and botany are just a few of [...]
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A one-, two-, or three-night experience in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Bond with your child while playing games that build confidence and awaken the senses. Get to know the forest and its creatures. Wade in a cool mountain stream. Sing songs and hear stories around the campfire. And before bedtime – you guessed it – [...]
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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 leave their cares behind in [...]
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Venture into the heart of the Great Smoky Mountain backcountry, spending 7 days and 6 nights among a community of teenage outdoor enthusiasts like you! Grow as a leader among your generation in understanding outdoor living ethics, as well as learning firsthand about the animals and plants that call these mountains home. Become accustomed to [...]
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The Great Smokies Experience is a one-of-a-kind, credit-bearing, college class experience for high school students entering their junior and senior years and recent high school graduates. Created and administered by professional educators from Maryville College, The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, and the Mountain Challenge Program, this is an eleven-day program where you will [...]
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