SkyPark Panorama Over the Mountains

A Bird's-Eye View of the Smokies

Perched high on the slope above Parkway, this live camera captures one of the most photographed panoramas in the southern Appalachians. The frame opens across the SkyPark's tiered plaza and metal-roofed pavilion before sweeping out over the wooded valley, where ridge after ridge of the Great Smoky Mountains fades into soft blue haze.

The Town Below

Tucked into the valley floor, the compact downtown grid of Gatlinburg threads along the main strip, its shops, attractions and low buildings dwarfed by the steep green hillsides that wrap around them. The contrast between the busy little town and the vast forested wilderness behind it is striking.

A Living Mountain Landscape

From spring's fresh greens to autumn's famous color and the muted palette of winter, the scene changes with the seasons. It is an ever-evolving window onto one of America's most beloved mountain regions, framed from a vantage point few visitors ever forget.