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### Sep 2024 National Park trip
[Visitor Centers - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)](https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm)
Fall color map - Smokey Mountains - [2024 Fall Foliage Map & Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast (smokymountains.com)](https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map)

Sep 21-30
##### Nashville TN
- Sep 21 - Saturday - Fly to Nashville
	- AUS-BNA 9:33am to 11:39am 
	- American Airlines: Booking reference: ONFKCY
- Sep 21-22 stay at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Nashville near Vanderbilt 
	- Sep 21 at 4:00pm - Sep 22 at 11:00am
- Top things to do in Nashville - Downtown (Broadway), midtown, east Nashville
- 21st night - Centennial park, and Broadway. Dinner at Hottie B’s fried chicken
- Sep 22-24 stay at SpringHill Suites Nashville Downtown/Convention Center
- Sep 22
	- Breakfast at biscuit love
	- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
	- Frist Art Museum
	- Assembly Food Hall
- Sep 23
	- Bombay palace
	- Printers alley, 
	- Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar
	- Bluebird cafe, motorworks and souvenir shop, white limozeen Dolly Parton’s bar, biscuit love
	- Percy Warner Park
	- Cheek wood botanical garden 
- Sep 24 Tue - Greyhound bus from Nashville to Knoxville, 6:15pm to 10:40pm
##### Knoxville TN
- Sep 24-25 stay in Knoxville
- Sep 25 Wed - 5pm pick up Rental car in Knoxville - Avis - confirmation number 09510634US0
##### Gatlinburg TN
- Sep 25-29 - Stay in Courtyard Gatlinburg Downtown - 315 Airport Rd, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 - +1 (865) 436-2008
- Sep 25 Wed - Roam around in Gatlinburg
- Sep 26-29 - National park hikes 
Hike in park Sep 26-28
- Sep 26 - Cades cove scenic drive and Abram’s fall trail 
- Sep 27 - Laurel Falls 
- Sep 27 - Comedy Barn theater show
- Sep 28 - Jake creek, Cucumber gap & little river loop - 5.5 mile

##### Knoxville TN
- Sep 29-30 stay in Knoxville
	- Booking reference: 98512590 for Courtyard Knoxville Airport Alcoa
	- 141 Furrow Way Alcoa, Tennessee 37701 USA
	- +1-865-977-8333
- Sep 30 - 5pm return rental car in Knoxville - Avis
- Sep 30 - Monday - Fly to Austin
	- Flight TYS-AUS 6:49pm to 8:11pm
	- Allegiant: Booking reference: TDU92E

### Firefly event - June - TBD
Estimated information for the 2024 annual firefly viewing opportunity.
- Late-April: Firefly viewing dates announced and lottery for vehicle passes opens.
- Early-May: Lottery for vehicle passes closes.
- Mid-May: All lottery applicants will be notified if their application was successful or unsuccessful.
- June: Annual firefly viewing opportunity. Specific dates TBD.
https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/nature/fireflies.htm

Weekly parking tags are available for purchase online through recreation.gov. Visitors MUST print and display their parking tag. Park staff will not print the tag for you.