Smokies on track for busiest year in history

(Nov. 17, 2015) -- The Smokies are a big draw for people who want to leave the crowd and get back to the outdoors. That is one of the theories explaining the recent record-breaking visitation to the Smokies, a sweeping swath of a half-million forested acres on the North Carolina-Tennessee border. If the trend continues, said park spokeswoman Dana Soehn, the park is on track to have its busiest year in its 81-year history.