Directions to Housing and Twin Creeks Science Area
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Twin Creeks Natural Resource Center - Map & Information:
- Enter Gatlinburg on US 441 and come to stoplight #8, which is called Historic Nature Trail or Airport Rd.
- Turn (only one way to turn) and drive about 1/2 mile, going past the Mills auditorium and the hotels to a four-way intersection.
- Don’t go up the hill. Stay straight, along the creek, on Cherokee Orchard Rd. toward the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail.
- Go past Mynatt Park and in approximately 1 1/2 miles turn right at the brown sign for Twin Creeks.
- Come a few hundred yards down the lane and across the little bridge.
- Turn left for the main office at the upper building or right for the DLIA office at the Horse Barn.
Greenbrier Field Station - University of Tennessee - Map & Information:
- Located off Hwy. 321 near the Greenbrier entrance to the Park.
- Please make prior arrangements with the University of Tennessee to use these facilities for lab or lodging.
- See the website: Divison of Biology Field Station.
Purchase Knob Appalachian Highlands Learning Center - Map & Information:
- Please see separate directions and map for the Purchase area.
- It is at the far southeastern edge of the Park, off of Highway 276 near Waynesville, NC.
- The house will be undergoing construction during 2005.
- Camping, bathrooms and laboratory space is available if reservations are made in advance.
- For further details, contact Paul Super or Susan Sachs, 828-926-6251.
Tremont - Great Smoky Mountains Institute - Map & Information:
- The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is located on the southwestern side of the Park.
- Directions to Tremont.
- For further details, contact Julie Brown at Julie@gsmit.org or 865-448-6709.
- Housing and Facilities
- Addresses and Phone Numbers
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Discover Life in America
1316 Cherokee Orchard Rd.
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865-430-4758
