Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Palmer Creek Trail

The Palmer Creek Trail is a popular equestrian path. It follows along Shanty Mountain crossing Lost Bottom Creek and Pretty Hollow Creek. The path is considered strenuous trail with a gain of almost 1,800 feet within a 3 mile distance.

Contact Information:

The Great Smoky Mountains, 107 Park Headquarters Road , Gatlinburg, TN, 37738, Phone: 423-436-1200

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 107 Park Headquarters Road , Gatlinburg, TN, 37738, Phone: 423-436-1200

Directions

Directions from Blue Ridge Parkway, NC: 10 miles north of Soco Gap on Balsam Mountain Road (closed in winter), off the Blue Ridge Parkway around Milepost 458. Take the road to the very end where Palmer Creek Trail begins.