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Discover Your Next Adventure Transform your visit to the Smokies

Smoky Mountain Guides provides high quality, guided adventures as well as interpretive tours of the Smoky Mountain region and beyond. Our staff will help as you hand pick the small group tour that will transform your next visit to the Smokies.

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Testimonials

Here’s are what people are saying about us.

Highly Recommended

“I highly recommend this company and this hike!”

hschultz477

High Points tour - amazing!!!

“I can’t recommend them highly enough!!”

Lynnette B

Great Experience

“Great experience and a lot of information. Well worth the trip!”

patchje

Worth every penny.

“So much knowledge and insight”

ekkarkoski

Above and Beyond

“SMG went above and beyond to accommodate our needs.”

222Diane

We really enjoyed the tour!

“Kind and friendly, super knowledgeable about the history.”

alannasantiago

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Tours and Trips

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Amazing Experiences

Auto Tours

Auto Tours

Kayaking

Kayaking

Day Hikes

Day Hikes

Multi-Day

Multi-Day

corporate services

Corporate Services

Corporate Services

Team Building

Team Building

Retreats

Retreats

immersive transformation

immersive transformation

Special Extras

Specialty Trips

Specialty Trips

Shuttle Services

Shuttle Services

Corporate Services

Corporate Services

How It Works

Step 1:
Book Your Trip

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Step 2:
Pack Your Gear

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Step 3:
Meet At Pickup Point

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As we end this evening and every evening, we hope

As we end this evening and every evening, we hope to be in a place of thankfulness! Tonight we are even more aware of the reasons to be Thankful! -SMG team #thanksgiving #thankful #grateful #greatsmokymountainnationalpark #smokies #gatlinburgtn #townsend #828isgreat #blueridgemountains #blueridgeparkway

We paid a visit to our friends at “Black Barn De

We paid a visit to our friends at “Black Barn Designs”! They are a top notch company specializing in custom mill work and build outs. Keep an eye out for woodworking workshops for an additional corporate retreat program coming soon! #teambuilding #corporateevents #retreats #smokymountains #woodworking #woodworkingskills #woodworkingcommunity #mountainretreats #team #building #events

Southern Appalachians got it goin’ on with both

Southern Appalachians got it goin’ on with both the small details and the expansive ones too! #getoutside #responsiblestewardship #leavenotrace #greatsmokymountains #greatsmokymountainsnationalpark #smokies #gatlinburgtn #asheville #blueridgeparkway #townsend #adventure #backpacking #guidelife #828isgreat

SMG has been designing and supporting corporate re

SMG has been designing and supporting corporate retreats for 10 years now!……. ……….Your team can grow, relax, be trained, network and be immersed in local culture with correct implementation from professional facilitators! #corporateevents #corporateretreat #teambuilding #teambuildingevent #group #activeretreats #teambonding

#smokymountainadventures #backcountry #hiking #hik

#smokymountainadventures #backcountry #hiking #hikingadventures #guidelife #guided #mountains #gatlinburgskylift #gatlinburgtn #asheville #828isgreat

November adventures with this crew and the spectac

November adventures with this crew and the spectacular Fall colors are a combo for a great vacation! #greatsmokymountains #mountains #fallcolors #nationalpark

Happy Veterans Day friends! #greatsmokymountains #

Happy Veterans Day friends! #greatsmokymountains #clifftops #veteran #veteransday #mountains #gatlinburgtn #mtleconte

Lunch time!

We also fluff pillows when we set up camp in the m

We also fluff pillows when we set up camp in the middle of the Wilderness. #localguides #adventure #adventuretours #guidelife #backpacking #magazinecover #greatsmokymountains #smokymountains #smokymountainsnationalpark #pisgahnationalforest #828isgreat

Dinner Time!

Hiker midnight caught by one of the SMG team membe

Hiker midnight caught by one of the SMG team members on a recent 3 day AT adventure #appalachiantrail #backpacking #backpacker #adventureawaits #hike #adventure #828isgreat #gatlinburgtennessee

Great way to start the day heading to the mountain

Great way to start the day heading to the mountains. Photo: @kindeledhearts1985 @wildwaysdesigns #greatsmokymountains #guidelife #adventureanywhere #mountains #sunrise #visitgatlinburg

Winter weekend getaways line up: 1- Ladies weekend

Winter weekend getaways line up: 1- Ladies weekend in Boone North Carolina. Quality food, adventure, wine and shopping. #ladiesnight #ladiesadventures #boonenc #knoxville

Need a ride? Weddings•shuttles•night out•foo

Need a ride? Weddings•shuttles•night out•football charters•ladies weekend•mountain tours•distilleries/breweries•custom #trilliumvenuewedding #trilliumvenue #magnoliaweddings #abovethemistweddings #gatlinburgtn #gatlinburgwedding #smokymountains #smokymountainweddings #instagramtips #mountainguide #girlsweekend #boushywedding

SMG Corporate service team at a great venue! Prog

SMG Corporate service team at a great venue! Programming used to sharpen leadership skills with Priority Ambulance!

Base Camp adventures! Not backpacking! A less rou

Base Camp adventures! Not backpacking! A less roughin’ it approach to adventure travel for 2022! Check out or story for more info! #glamping #smokymountains #camping #adventuretravel #travel #wilderness #mountains

Nope! It is not the smoky mountains. Would you be

Nope! It is not the smoky mountains. Would you be interested in SMG destinations? With the same high quality of care and expertise, we are enlisting local guides to some of our favorite destinations to arrange for adventure trips near and far. Where would you like to see Us go? #greatsmokymountains #sequoianationalpark #chugachmountains #denalinationalpark #zionnationalpark #moab #brycecanyon #escalantenationalmonument #offthebeatenpath #adventuretouring #lodge #backpacking

Rise and shine! #greatsmokymountains #828isgreat #

Rise and shine! #greatsmokymountains #828isgreat #sunriseoftheday #sunset #smallbusiness #smokymountains #adventure #gainelevation #mountains #spinthesun

Our top of the line gear and lightweight options a

Our top of the line gear and lightweight options are showing off this morning! #reiadventures #backpackingwithkids #backpacklife #backpacking #backpackguide #gatlinburg #ultralightbackpacking #appalachiantrail #findbryanlaundrie #smokymountainadventures #visittownsend

The benefits of immersing young kids into the wild

The benefits of immersing young kids into the wilderness and adventure can effect them for years! We have multiple ways to support you! *family backpacking *short and engaging nature hikes *base camp 🏕 *adventure leadership camp #kidsbackpack #familyadventures #greatsmokymountains #nationalpark

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As we end this evening and every evening, we hope to be in a place of thankfulness! Tonight we are even more aware of the reasons to be Thankful!
-SMG team
#thanksgiving #thankful #grateful #greatsmokymountainnationalpark #smokies #gatlinburgtn #townsend #828isgreat #blueridgemountains #blueridgeparkway

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We paid a visit to our friends at “Black Barn Designs”! They are a top notch company specializing in custom mill work and build outs. Keep an eye out for woodworking workshops for an additional corporate retreat program coming soon!
#teambuilding #corporateevents #retreats #smokymountains #woodworking #woodworkingskills #woodworkingcommunity #mountainretreats #team #building #events

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Southern Appalachians got it goin’ on with both the small details and the expansive ones too!
#getoutside #responsiblestewardship #leavenotrace #greatsmokymountains #greatsmokymountainsnationalpark #smokies #gatlinburgtn #asheville #blueridgeparkway #townsend #adventure #backpacking #guidelife #828isgreat

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