Great Smoky Mountains National Park - All Documents and Projects

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Listed in the table below are plans or projects and associated documents that have been posted to the public for the selected NPS unit. Click on the project title for more information on the whole project or on the document title for information on the specific document.

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Project Title Document Title Review End
North Shore Road - General Management Plan Amendment / Environmental Impact Statement North Shore Road Draft Environmental Impact Statement Mar 20, 2006
Opening of the Brook Trout Fishery for Recreational Use Opening of the Brook Trout Fishery for Recreational Use Aug 31, 2006
Opening of the Brook Trout Fishery for Recreational Use FONSI Jul 25, 2007
Oconaluftee Visitor Center Public Scoping Posters Aug 19, 2007
Expansion of Cades Cove Bicyle Concession Bldg. Cades Cove Campground Store Concession facilities Improvments Environmental Assessment Aug 10, 2009
Fire Management Plan GRSM Fire Management Plan Environmental Assessment Nov 09, 2009
Construct Joint Curatorial Collections Facility Joint Curatorial Collections Facility Environmental Assessment Sep 16, 2011
Foundation Document for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Foundation Document for GRSM Aug 07, 2015
Elkmont Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Elkmont WWTP Scoping Newsletter November 2017 Dec 10, 2017
Elkmont Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Elkmont Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Draft Environmental Assessment May 31, 2018
Sochan Gathering for Traditional Purposes Sochan Gathering Scoping Newsletter July 2018 Aug 17, 2018
Sochan Gathering for Traditional Purposes Sochan Gathering for Traditional Purposes Environmental Assessment Dec 16, 2018
Sochan Gathering for Traditional Purposes-General Agreement Amendment 1 Sochan Gathering for Traditional Purposes-General Agreement Amendment 1 Jan 12, 2020
Cades Cove Vehicle-Free Days Cades Cove Vehicle-Free Days Public Comment Mar 27, 2020
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Transportation and Recreation Planning Transportation & Recreation Planning Civic Engagement Spring 2020 May 22, 2020
Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail System Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail Scoping Newsletter-July 2020 Aug 19, 2020
Visitor Experience Stewardship Visitor Experience Stewardship Engagement Oct 31, 2020
Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail System Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail Environmental Assessment Nov 15, 2020
Laurel Falls Congestion Management Pilot Project 2021 Laurel Falls Trail Congestion Management Pilot Project Public Comment Period Aug 07, 2021
Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan Civic Engagement Newsletter-July 2021 Aug 07, 2021
Gatlinburg Spur Improvements Gatlinburg Spur Safety Improvements Scoping Newsletter-Aug 2021 Sep 26, 2021
Air Tour Management Plan Draft Great Smoky Mountains National Park Air Tour Management Plan Oct 13, 2021
Foothills Parkway Section 8D Foothills Parkway Section 8D/Metcalf Bottoms Newsletter-Fall 2021 Oct 31, 2021
New Park Headquarters Annex and Operations and Maintenance Complex Wetlands and Floodplains Statement of Finding for Construction in the Sugarlands Area Jan 09, 2022
Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail System Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail Revised Environmental Assessment Mar 10, 2022
Proposed Smokies Fee Program Changes for 2023 Proposed Smokies Fee Program Changes for 2023 May 11, 2022
Gatlinburg Spur Improvements Spur Improvements EA Jun 05, 2022
Rehabilitate Balsam Mountain/Heintooga Water and Wastewater Systems Balsam Mountain Campground and Heintooga Picnic Area Water and Wastewater EA Jul 26, 2022
Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan Scoping Newsletter Jan 06, 2023
Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan Environmental Assessment Jun 04, 2023
Foothills Parkway Section 8D Foothills Parkway Section 8D Scoping Newsletter-Fall 2023 Nov 18, 2023
Foothills Parkway Section 8D Foothills Parkway Section 8D Environmental Assessment Aug 21, 2024
Elkmont Historic District GMP Amendment and EIS Newsletters/Project News Issues
Elkmont Historic District GMP Amendment and EIS Elkmont Historic District Final Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan Amendment
Oconaluftee Visitor Center Environmental Assessment For The Oconaluftee Visitor Center
Gatlinburg Spur Improvements FONSI Gatlinburg Spur Improvements
Sochan Gathering for Traditional Purposes Sochan Gathering for Traditional Purposes FONSI and General Agreement
Rehabilitate Balsam Mountain/Heintooga Water and Wastewater Systems Finding of No Significant Impact Rehabilitation of Water and Wastewater Systems at Balsam Mountain Campground and Heintooga Picnic Area
Elkmont Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Finding of No Significant Impact Elkmont WWTP Upgrade
Elkmont Historic District GMP Amendment and EIS Record of Decision
Cades Cove Planning Cades Cove Opportunities Plan
Elkmont Historic District GMP Amendment and EIS Elkmont Historic District GMPA/DEIS
Foothills Parkway Section 8D 1994 DRAFT EIS for Foothills Parkway Section 8D
Air Tour Management Plan Public Meeting PowerPoint
Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan FONSI Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan
Elk Management Plan FONSI for Environmental Asssessment for Establishment of Elk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Air Tour Management Plan Final ATMP Package
Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail System Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Oconaluftee Visitor Center Oconaluftee Visitor Center Finding Of No Significant Impact
Newfound Gap Road, Scenic Byways Corridor Management Plan Final - Newfound Gap Road Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan
Foothills Parkway Section 8D Foothills Parkway Section 8D EA Public Meeting Presentation
Construct Joint Curatorial Collections Facility FONSI For EA- Construct Joint Curatorial Collections Facility
Clingmans Dome Vault Toilets
Cades Cove Planning Summary of Cades Cove Planning Status
Elkmont Historic District GMP Amendment and EIS Memorandum of Agreement
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