If you have a Friends of the Smokies license plate on your car, you've helped raise more than $8 million for Great Smoky Mountains National Park!

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FRIENDS OF THE SMOKIES LICENSE PLATE - NORTH CAROLINA

Friends of the Smokies is pleased to announce its distinctive bear specialty license plate is now available. The updated design features the iconic black bear in front of vibrant green mountains and a white background behind the numbers. With more than 20,000 on the road, the Friends of the Smokies bear plate is one of the most popular specialty license plates in North Carolina.

Of the extra $30 annual fee for the specialty tag, $20 goes to Friends of the Smokies to support projects and programs in the North Carolina portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, bringing in over $430,000 in 2011. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited National Park in America, and one of the few that does not charge an entrance fee.

“Every year, our plate buyers make a significant impact in Great Smoky Mountains National Park,” said Friends North Carolina Director Holly Demuth. “They help deliver Parks as Classrooms programs to thousands of North Carolina school kids, and support the protection of the Smokies black bears and elk.”

You can order your NC Friends of the Smokies plate by:
- Stopping in at your local NC DMV Office
- Ordering online from the NC DMV
- Printing the application below and mailing it with your check to Friends of the Smokies Automobile application.

For more information about Friends of the Smokies' North Carolina bear plate, please email our North Carolina Director Holly Demuth.