Which U.S. national park, located in the Appalachian Mountains, is the most visited national park in the country with over 13 million visitors in a typical year?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The answer was Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, straddling the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, consistently draws more than 13 million visitors annually — roughly double the next most-visited park. Unlike most national parks, it charges no entrance fee, which is part of a condition set when the land was donated.
This answer is checked against National Park Service — Great Smoky Mountains and National Park Service — Visitation Statistics.
A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Shenandoah National Park - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park - correct answer.
- Acadia National Park - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Zion National Park - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the one to remember. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, straddling the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, consistently draws more than 13 million visitors annually — roughly double the next most-visited park. The park's name comes from the natural fog that hangs over the mountains, produced by moisture released from the dense forest — the Smokies contain more tree species than all of northern Europe combined.
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Sources: National Park Service — Great Smoky Mountains, National Park Service — Visitation Statistics