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Must we make every inch of every park accessable by road?


Absolutely not. Having a trail within the park rated extreme? Dandy. I know my limits. Same thing to reach the valley/clearing/old settlement where they are repopulating the Smokeys with elk. IIRC it's several miles of one lane gravel road. I'm not referring to a particular area (i.e. a peak, trail, valley, etc.) That is just to get to the visitor's center of the park. It's been several years since I was there but what I'm remembering is that the roads after the visitor's center are either good gravel or paved.