There are so many things-to-do in the area that you will not have enough time to do everything in a week. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located just 3 miles from the cabin.
Area Events: - there are over 50 events in the area each year, everything from festivals, craft shows, to car shows...
- Autumn/Fall Leaves - visit the Foliage Network for foliage reports and conditions.
- Visit the Pigeon Forge Chamber of Commerce for special event details, then click on "Special Events."
- Visit the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce for special event details.
Attractions:
- Dollywood
- Dixie Stampede
- Obergatlinburg
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park - located just 3 miles from the cabin
- Cades Cove - less than 25 miles from the cabin
- Aquarium
- The Old Mill Restaurant
- Apple Barn Restaurant
- Black Bear Jamboree
- Pigeon Forge Fun Pass
Hiking Trails: - there are more than 850 miles of hiking trails traversing the Great Smoky Mountains, here are a few area hikes:
- Appalachian Trail - the trail runs for 70 miles along the Park's top ridge
- Alum Cave Trail - a 4.4 mile moderate roundtrip hike.
- Andrews Bald - 3.6 mile moderate roundtrip hike.
- Charlies Bunion - this a a strenuous 8-mile roundtrip hike.
- Laurel Falls - easy 2.5 mile waterfall hike.
- Grotto Falls - a 2.4 mile waterfall hike through a hemlock forest.
- Chasteen Creek Falls - a moderate 4-mile roundtrip hike.
- Indian Creek Falls - a 1.5 mile roundtrip hike.
- Abrams Falls (located in Cades Cove) - a 5-mile roundtrip hike that provides the largest water volume of any park fall, and is among the most photogenic.
- Ramsey Cascades - is a strenuous 8-mile roundtrip hike to a cascading 100' spectacular waterfall.
- Rainbow Falls - a moderate and strenuous 5.5-mile roundtrip hike to highest single plunge waterfall in the park (an 80 foot drop).
- For more details, visit - http://www.nps.gov/grsm/gsmsite/justforfun.html#hiking
Activities: - area activities number into the hundreds, here are a few...
- Golf
- Whitewater rafting
- Horseback Riding
- Fishing
- Bicycling
- Snow Skiing