Some seasonal facilities in the Great Smoky Mountains will reopen this weekend.
Five of the park's seasonal campgrounds will open beginning Friday: Abrams Creek, Big Creek, Cataloochee, Cosby and Elkmont.
Group camping will be available beginning Friday at Big Creek, Cataloochee, Cosby and Cades Cove.
The Collins Creek picnic area will open Friday followed by the Sugarlands riding stable on Saturday.
The Little Greenbrier and Straight Fork/Round Bottom secondary roads are to open for the season Friday.
The park, the nation's most visited, has 9.4 million tourists annually.
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