Dinner is offered at 6 p.m. sharp, served family style around communal tables in the main lodge building ... at the top of the mountain – the only place in the park my phone worked; I used ...

The operation provides all you need for your stay—bunk beds with fresh linens, potable water ... lodge predates—and was integral to—the founding of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

LeConte Lodge is the only lodge in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Construction on it began in 1926, and it is only accessible by hiking. It predates the park itself. LeConte Lodge L.P ...

Be sure to make reservations, though - the lodge opens up reservations each October and quickly books up. For more on Great Smoky Mountains National Park and to help with trip planning ...

The most diverse collection of wildflowers at any national park is now in bloom in the Great Smoky Mountains ... (SOUNDBITE OF WATER FLOWING) SIEBER: Sabo spots a yellow trillium near a creek.