3-day Great Smoky Mountains (NC Side) itinerary (North Carolina)

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Tue, Nov 10
Great Smoky Mountains (NC Side)
$283
- 10:151
  Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  park
  until 12:15Free entry 75 min
  Lunch at Iron WokChinese restaurant
- 13:312
  Kuwohi Tower
  viewpoint
  until 14:01Free entry 16 min
- Back near Great Smoky Mountains (NC Side) (near Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness) · 71 minDirections
Sunset 5:34 PM
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Wed, Nov 11
Great Smoky Mountains (NC Side)
$274
- 09:051
  Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
  park
  until 10:05Free entry 5 min
- 10:212
  Citico Creek Wilderness
  park
  until 11:21Free entry 16 min
  Lunch break: find restaurants nearby
- 12:443
  Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
  attraction
  until 13:29Free entry 23 min
- Back near Great Smoky Mountains (NC Side) (near Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness) · 14 minDirections
Sunset 5:33 PM
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Thu, Nov 12
Great Smoky Mountains (NC Side)
$130
- 10:021
  Fields of the Wood
  attraction
  until 10:47Free entry 62 min
  Lunch at Royal Waffle KingAmerican restaurant
- Back near Great Smoky Mountains (NC Side) (near Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness) · 62 minDirections
Sunset 5:32 PM

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Road trip

171 mi

Driving

3 h 26 min

Behind the wheel

$27

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Fuel at ~$3.50/gal and ~22 mpg. Fill up before rural stretches and national parks.
Toll roads likely: an E-ZPass (or the rental's toll pass) saves time and money.
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2 nights near Great Smoky Mountains (NC Side) (near Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness)
Nov 10 → Nov 12 · Great Smoky Mountains (NC Side), NC
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Where the money goes

$687

$344 per person · $229 per day

Stays: $300 44%
Food: $360 52%
Tickets: $0 0%
Travel: $27 4%

Cost per day

$283

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Split costs$344 each

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Food$360paid by
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