Lakeshore drive to "nowhere"
Lakeshore drive is commonly known as the "road to nowhere," and used to lead to a farming community which thrived prior to the 1940's, before the national park service told the families to leave, and declared their land as belonging to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This road was initially proposed to lead to the land that was taken over by the park, but due to environmental reasons it was never completed, thus leading to nowhere. However, the trails have woven around some of the remnants of the farms that the families used to own.
Lakeshore drive to "nowhere"
Lakeshore drive is commonly known as the "road to nowhere," and used to lead to a farming community which thrived prior to the 1940's, before the national park service told the families to leave, and declared their land as belonging to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This road was initially proposed to lead to the land that was taken over by the park, but due to environmental reasons it was never completed, thus leading to nowhere. However, the trails have woven around some of the remnants of the farms that the families used to own.