The SNP has joined the GSMNP in requiring a paid permit for all hikers -- including thru hikers -- who want to camp overnight in the park.
Thruhikers, like in the GSMNP, do not have to specify where they will camp. They are given a 14 day window to get thru the park.
This is a bit more hassle than the GSMNP for thruhikers. You can print out the GSMNP thru hiker permit before you leave home and you have enough time to start at Springer and get thru the GSMNP before the permit expires. This doesn't appear possible for the SNP permit. I guess you can do it thru your phone or stop by a hostel or library when you reach Waynesboro.
appalachiantrail.org/trail-upd…p-backcountry-permit-fee/
Thruhikers, like in the GSMNP, do not have to specify where they will camp. They are given a 14 day window to get thru the park.
This is a bit more hassle than the GSMNP for thruhikers. You can print out the GSMNP thru hiker permit before you leave home and you have enough time to start at Springer and get thru the GSMNP before the permit expires. This doesn't appear possible for the SNP permit. I guess you can do it thru your phone or stop by a hostel or library when you reach Waynesboro.
appalachiantrail.org/trail-upd…p-backcountry-permit-fee/
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