Opposition Voiced In North Carolina Over Proposed Parking Fees At Great Smoky

Efforts by the staff at Great Smoky Mountains National Park to raise revenues through parking fees are being opposed by a state senator in North Ca...

July 3, 2022
11:40 AM

Efforts by the staff at Great Smoky Mountains National Park to raise revenues through parking fees are being opposed by a state senator in North Carolina. This past week Senator Kevin Corbin (R-Macon) read a Senatorial statement on the floor of the North Carolina Assembly urging opposition to the fee proposal. "The park was established as a fee-free park and it was understood by those that gave up their lands to create the park that there would never be a charge to enter or enjoy the park," said the senator.