Posts Tagged: wildflowers

As winter begins to recede and the days grow longer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park stirs back to life. Spring arrives slowly but steadily here, creeping up the slopes in layers—dogwoods blooming low in the valleys while snow may still linger along the higher ridgelines. On the Tennessee side of the park, towns like Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge serve as gateways into this vast, forested expanse, offering a blend of natural access and small-town energy that shapes many visitors’ first impressions of the Smokies.

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The 67th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage occurs April 11-15, 2017. This five-day event draws thousands of people from around the world to catch the short-lived appearance of millions of wildflowers bursting up through the forest floor of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Images courtesy of Great Smoky Mountains Association

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Springtime in the Smoky Mountains means the hour of the wildflower has arrived in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To celebrate, thousands of people from all over the world have come to the area to join in the annual 5-day Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, for a glimpse of magic.

The pilgrimage is from April 19-23, and offers more than 150 different classes, talks, evening programs, guided trail hikes, walks and even motorcades to all the best places to see the most wildflowers. Most events are by registration, with a few presentations open to the general public.

Image courtesy of Spring Wildflower Pilgrmiage

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image – Great Smoky Mountains Assn

It’s the 64th year of the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Smoky Mountains. The wildflower bloom appears to be peaking with perfect timing for the thousands of wildflower devotees from all over the world who come to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area at this time of year. (more…)

Ah the rhododendrons are blooming – it must be summer! Taken by our favorite Smoky Mountains photographer, Dean Brown. (more…)

image courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association

Spring means flowers, and in the Smoky Mountains it means a festival of color and beauty as a fantastic carpet of wildflowers springs up all around us. The 63rd Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is here! (more…)