Gatlinburg Stories and Tips

Quote: On our drive to Gatlinburg which is approximately 750 miles from NYC we stopped for the night after being on the road about 7 hours. We spent the night in Natural Bridge VA. The next morning as we were ready to get back on the…

Quote: Once at the park, I stopped at the Sugarlands visitor center, then followed Newfound Gap Road. This road runs at an angle through the park, and comes out at Cherokee, NC.The bluish mist, which clings to the mountainsides and fills the valleys, gives the park…

Quote: Just walking through Gatlinburg, doing nothing in particular, is a lot of fun. During Christmas, the entire town of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge is lit up beyond belief, and it is like walking in a wonderland. However, it is a great pasttime at any time…

Quote: When planning our trip to the Smokies, we decided it would be a good place to finally tie the knot (after 11 years together). I did extensive research on the web, checking out the rules etc for Brits to marry here and found that basically…

Quote: OK, I stayed at Gatlinburg Town square, directly off the strip. It's on "Historic Nature Trail." It's next to Outback Steakhouse (how conVENient) and is just up the street from the space needle (great for the view). It is about a…

Quote: This isn't as out of place as it sounds. We decided that we were not going to be able to make the trip (by car) to Gatlinburg in one day, so we had to decide about where to stop overnight. After getting out…

Quote: When we originally began planning our honeymoon, my husband had his heart set on a Carribean getaway at a tropical resort. Then we looked at our finances and reality set in - it would have to be somewhere cheaper. Our first choice in…

Quote: As we drove up, we figured out why the Smoky Mountains are so named. They really are smoky. There's a constant haze that sits on the mountains, making thems seem cloaked in mystery. Quite pretty as you drive along the highway and they're directly…

Quote: So many associations have been made between romance and riding the range that it has become a cliché, which is understandable. As is the case with most cliques, they are based in profound truth. Though it was love at first sight, what really sealed…

Quote: From Newfound Gap, I drove to Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains, the "Top of Old Smoky." From the parking area for Clingman's Dome, there is a paved half-mile, very steep, trail to the top. The peak is 6,643 feet in elevation…