>>2574053It’s bad all over. The Smoky’s are free to enter but they started requiring a parking pass this year. Yosemite is on the West Coast, and it’s 4 hours from Los Angeles (18.7 million people). Zion is in the SW and is the Disney World of National Parks, and is absolutely the king of overcrowding. It’s not even close. It’s so crowded that there’s talk about requiring reservations for all visitors. Not for certain attractions; you’ll have to reserve your spot just to enter. It will definitely keep the crowds down and piss off a lot of people who drove two hours from Las Vegas. The Grand Canyon is always jammed with cars and traffic has been a problem since the place opened, but once you find a parking spot anywhere in the park you’re good. There’s a free shuttle that passes every 15 minutes so you don’t need to drive anywhere.
It’s all about knowing when to go and not being a retard. Pic is late September (gorgeous weather) at the most crowded attraction in the Smokey’s. There were maybe half a dozen people mingling around. It was 8:30am. Google “crowded Clingman’s Dome” to see what it looks like at noon on a Saturday.
