Books

  • An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s Crusade to Save America's Wonderlands

    Coming Spring 2025

    Available for Preorder at Amazon or at U of U Press

  • Trees of the Smokies

    By Steve Kemp. Photographs by Ken Voorhis

    2006, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Five Decades of American Landscapes

    Foreword by Steve Kemp. Photos by Richard Mack

    2023 Quiet Light Publishing, Evanston, Illinois.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • The Great Smoky Mountains: A Visual Journey

    Foreword by Steve Kemp, Photos by Lee Mandrell and DeeDee Niederhouse-Mandrell

    2017, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN.

  • Great Smoky Mountains: Natural Wonder, National Park

    Text by Steve Kemp. Photographs by Adam Jones

    2003 Tide-mark Press, Windsor, Connecticut

  • Great Smoky Mountains Simply Beautiful

    Text by Steve Kemp. Photography by Adam Jones

    2004 Farcountry Press, Helena, Montana.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Backcountry Treks

    Chapter 9 by Steve Kemp

    Insight Guides

    2000, Discovery Travel Adventures

  • Great Smoky Mountains Impressions

    Text by Steve Kemp. Photography by George Humphries

    2002 Farcountry Press, Helena, Montana

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • We’re Going to the Mountains

    By Steve Kemp. Illustrations by Lisa Horstman

    2008, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Who Pooped. In the Park?

    Written by Steve Kemp. Illustrated by Robert Rath

    2005, Farcountry Press, Helena, Montana

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Smokies Life & Smokies Life Journal

    Edited by Steve Kemp 2007-2017

    Edited by Frances Figart 2017-present

    Articles by Steve Kemp

    Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association/SmokiesLife

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Smokies Life & Smokies Life Journal

    Edited by Steve Kemp 2007-2017

    Edited by Frances Figart 2017-present

    Articles by Steve Kemp

    Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association/SmokiesLife

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Smokies Life & Smokies Life Journal

    Edited by Steve Kemp 2007-2017

    Edited by Frances Figart 2017-present

    Articles by Steve Kemp

    Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association/SmokiesLife

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Smokies Life & Smokies Life Journal

    Edited by Steve Kemp 2007-2017

    Edited by Frances Figart 2017-present

    Articles by Steve Kemp

    Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association/SmokiesLife

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Smokies Life & Smokies Life Journal

    Edited by Steve Kemp 2007-2017

    Edited by Frances Figart 2017-present

    Articles by Steve Kemp

    Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association/SmokiesLife

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Smokies Life & Smokies Life Journal

    Edited by Steve Kemp 2007-2017

    Edited by Frances Figart 2017-present

    Articles by Steve Kemp

    Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association/SmokiesLife

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Smokies Life & Smokies Life Journal

    Edited by Steve Kemp 2007-2017

    Edited by Frances Figart 2017-present

    Articles by Steve Kemp

    Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association/SmokiesLife

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org

  • Hiking Trails of the Smokies

    By Steve Kemp & Don DeFoe.

    2012, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

    Available at SmokiesLife.org