Just thirty minutes from Gatlinburg, a nice drive through the Smoky Mountain National Park, beyond Newfound Gap and State Line Ridge, you will come to Clingmans Dome Road. That road (closed in winter), takes you to the Clingmans Dome parking area. You hike the last half-mile and climb the 45-foot observation tower, the highest point in the Park and in Tennessee. On a clear day, it's said you can see seven states. While in the area, consider hiking the 4.2 round-trip to Andrew's Bald. Grassy balds in the Smokies are said to have been originally caused by lightning fires, but have since been sustained by the Park Service. Magnificent displays of rhododendron can be seen here in June.

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