Low Impact Vacation
Low Impact Vacation microsite: This attractive Smoky Mountain Visitors Bureau site will give you information about outdoor recreation activities, nature appreciation, and other ideas for the conservation-minded traveler in Townsend, TN, The Peaceful Side of the Smokies.

Photo by Mary Grace McCaffery
What you can do to "Go Green" on your vacation here in the Smokies:
| At your lodging: | Around the Townsend Area and East Tennessee: | In the National Park: | In your activities and travels: |
--Turn off lights. | --Take the Cades Cove shuttle starting in mid-August. | --Respect wildlife. Observe from a distance. | --Choose low impact fun such as hiking, birding, bicycling, water sports, fishing, horseback riding, shopping for authentic local goods, and visits to nature centers and museums. |
| Find out more: Green Hotels | Contact us! | Plan your visit to Great Smoky Mountains N.P. and | Find out more: Great Smoky Mountains Institute, Planet Green and National Geographic |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s new "Climate Friendly Parks" site
Other Links related to sustainable tourism:
National Geographic Society sustainable travel
Tennessee Department of Tourism: Sustainable Tourism Summit
