Campground and hiking trail closures and fewer interpretive programs are some of the impacts officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are preparing for.
The cuts would stem from a round of automatic federal spending cuts which would trigger March 1, unless Congress acts to hold them off.
National Parks, including the Smokies, could see 5 percent spending cuts leading to reduced hours and less services.
Congress is currently trying to agree on a spending plan that would stop the automatic cuts.
