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Apparently too many people were ignoring warning about "social distancing"
{been reading online that hundreds have continued to hike the AT out to Charlies Bunion}
So the park service has decided to close.
While surrounding communities on the NC side have already been shutting down (the Indian Reservation already shut down it's borders to non-residents), surprised the governments of Gatlinburg and Pigieon Forge hadn't already been doing the same {too afraid to loose those tourist dollars?}
Here's the official word:
https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm
Quote:
Park Closes to Support Regional Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention Efforts
Alert 1
Severity: Closure
Park Closes to Support Regional Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention Efforts
Park officials announced that all park areas, except the Foothills Parkway and the Spur, will close at noon on Tuesday, March 24 through Monday, April 6, in a continuing effort to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
There are two threads open on Covid-19 so this one is being closed.