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Great Smoky Mountains Firefly Viewing Lottery Opens this Friday, May 2, 2025

By Peg Broadcasting News Apr 29, 2025 | 2:46 PM

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont from May 29-June 5. Lottery  reservation applications open on Friday, May 2 at 9 a.m. Central Time and closes on Monday, May 5 at 10:59 p.m. Central Time.

All lottery applicants will be charged a $1 application fee. Successful applicants will automatically be given reservations, and a $29 reservation fee will be charged to the same credit or debit card used for the application fee.

Reservations are non-refundable, non-transferable, and good only for the date issued.

For more information and to apply go online to recreation.gov.