The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is approved by the National Park Service to implement a new fee system that will help cover the cost of operating and maintaining the park as visitation continues to increase.The “Park it Forward” program will include a new parking fee plus an increase in camping fees beginning next year.The approved parking rates are $5 for a daily parking tag, $15 for a parking tag for up to seven days and $40 for an annual parking tag.Camping fees are also increasing. Backcountry camping fees will be $8 per night.