The Sugarlands Visitors Center is one of the main welcome centers in Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GSMNP).
The Sugarlands Visitors Center offers a good first stop when you enter the park just south of Gatlinburg on US Route 441 (Newfound Gap Rd).
The center offers some exhibits showing the history of the area, free park maps, seasonally programs that are ranger-led, and a gift shop.
Sugarlands is approximately 15 miles from Gatlinburg Landing. Head west and drive through downtown Gatlinburg to access.
This location offers parking passes to the national park if you plan to do any activities in the park that require parking for five minutes or more.
Address: 1420 Fighting Creek Gap Rd, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Website: https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm
