Smokies to require parking passes beginning next March

FILE - The sun sets over the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in this undated photo taken from the vantage point of Cliff Top near LeConte Lodge. Beginning March 2023, visitors to the national park will need to purchase a parking pass to use the facilities. (Joe Howell/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)

Smokies to require parking passes beginning next March