Smoky Mountain Field School

Spend the day with an expert exploring and learning more about our beloved Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Our affordable courses offer memorable workshops, hikes, and adventures for mountain lovers. These weekend programs are taught by UT professors, naturalists, and other experts at various locations in and around the Park.

Please call 865-974-0150 for more information.

Note: You must be 18 or older to register for and attend a Smoky Mountain Field School course.

Participants are required to sign an electronic release and assumption of risk form before attending a course.

Currently Scheduled

Title	Code	Begins	Fee
Cherokee Plant Lore & More	23FA738	10/07/23	69.00
Land Navigation with Map & Compass	23FA867	10/14/23	69.00
The Mystery of Monarch Butterflies	23FA910	09/23/23	69.00
Fall Colors in an Old-Growth Forest	23FA932	11/04/23	69.00
Elkmont: Transition & Change	23FA938	11/11/23	69.00
Waterfall Hike & Nature Extravaganza	23SP1214	05/20/23	69.00
Naturalist Ramble	23SP853	04/01/23	69.00
Bears of Our Smokies	23SP861	10/28/23	69.00
Land Navigation with Map & Compass	23SP867	04/15/23	69.00
Foraging for Food & Farmacy	23SP881	04/29/23	69.00
Historic Cataloochee Valley, Smoky Mountain Elk & More	23SP887	04/22/23	69.00
For the Birds: Introduction to Birding in the Smokies	23SP979	04/15/23	69.00
Cataloochee Settlement Hike	23SU1260	06/24/23	69.00
Foraging for Food & Farmacy	23SU881	06/10/23	69.00
Foraging for Food & Farmacy	23SU881-1	08/26/23	69.00
Sensational Salamanders(Closed)*	23SU882-1	07/08/23	69.00
Historic Cataloochee Valley, Smoky Mountain Elk & More	23SU887	08/19/23	69.00
Mayday, Mayday: Plane Down!	23SU991	06/17/23	69.00
Plant Diversity of the Smokies	23SU999	08/19/23	69.00
Hiking: Just Getting Started	23WI852	10/21/23	69.00
Hiking with Confidence	23WI859	03/18/23	69.00

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Not Currently Scheduled

These courses are not currently scheduled, but may be offered at a future date. Click the course Title link for more information.

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