vegetation, fauna, and climate than exploring the high
elevations of GSMNP. Wildflowers cause the mountainside
to come alive starting in early spring. Many visitors plan
their trips around the colors of the park, whether it is the
plentiful colors of the spring and summer wildflowers or
the exquisite fall leaves that explode with color in
September, October, and November. Waterfalls are another
favorite attraction of the park and can be found in
most every region and elevation of the park. Abrams Falls
and Laurel Falls attract the most attention, as they are the
easiest to access, while more dramatic falls such as Spruce
Flats Falls and Forney Creek Cascades often go unnoticed
by casual visitors.
There are over 528 km of maintained trails and 3300 km
of streams and rivers that cover the majority of the park’s
geographic extent. The fauna of the park ranges from small
insects to large mammals such as white tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus), elk (Cervus elaphus), and black
bear (Ursus americanus). The park boasts the most diverse
population of salamanders in the entire world with over 30
different species found in the park. With the rich
abundance found in GSMNP, encounters with some sort
of wildlife are almost guaranteed. Fishing is another major
attraction of the park. While brook trout (Salvelinus
fontinalis) are the only native species to the park, rainbow
(Salmo gairdneri) and brown (Salmo trutta) trout are
caught in large numbers in the cold mountain streams.
In addition to the tremendous biodiversity and topographic
diversity, the park offers a rich history of early
frontier life in Appalachia. Areas such as Cataloochee in
the northeast corner of the park and the popular Cades
Cove in the southwest offer a unique insight into early life
in the park through a number of restored structures such as
vegetation, fauna, and climate than exploring the highelevations of GSMNP. Wildflowers cause the mountainsideto come alive starting in early spring. Many visitors plantheir trips around the colors of the park, whether it is theplentiful colors of the spring and summer wildflowers orthe exquisite fall leaves that explode with color inSeptember, October, and November. Waterfalls are anotherfavorite attraction of the park and can be found inmost every region and elevation of the park. Abrams Fallsand Laurel Falls attract the most attention, as they are theeasiest to access, while more dramatic falls such as SpruceFlats Falls and Forney Creek Cascades often go unnoticedby casual visitors.There are over 528 km of maintained trails and 3300 kmof streams and rivers that cover the majority of the park’sgeographic extent. The fauna of the park ranges from smallinsects to large mammals such as white tailed deer(Odocoileus virginianus), elk (Cervus elaphus), and blackbear (Ursus americanus). The park boasts the most diversepopulation of salamanders in the entire world with over 30different species found in the park. With the richabundance found in GSMNP, encounters with some sortof wildlife are almost guaranteed. Fishing is another majorattraction of the park. While brook trout (Salvelinusfontinalis) are the only native species to the park, rainbow(Salmo gairdneri) and brown (Salmo trutta) trout arecaught in large numbers in the cold mountain streams.In addition to the tremendous biodiversity and topographicdiversity, the park offers a rich history of earlyfrontier life in Appalachia. Areas such as Cataloochee inthe northeast corner of the park and the popular CadesCove in the southwest offer a unique insight into early lifein the park through a number of restored structures such as
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