Every year 9 million people come to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area, and not all of them do it right. So here’s our visitor-friendly list of absolute must-read tips for a perfect visit to the Smokies! (more…)
Category archive: Smoky Mountains
Smoky Mountain Sunrise
Here’s a scene captured on November 5, 2013 by a guest staying in our Aloft the Smokies cabin by Pigeon Forge. This was a stunning sunrise, people everywhere were snapping cameras that Tuesday morning. (more…)
Smoky Mountain Winter Fun – and Millions of Winter Lights
Fall was fantastic but now it’s time for Winter Fun in the Smoky Mountains! Literally millions of festive lights are turning on across the area, and for the next few months, night time is the light time! (more…)
The Top 10 Ways to Enjoy the Fall Colors in the Smoky Mountains Happening Right Now!
Of all the many things to do in Gatlinburg and the surrounding Smoky Mountains, one of the most popular is to view the stunning Fall colors. And here are the 10 best ways to experience the Fall colors happening right now – October 25, 2013 – in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge area of the Smoky Mountains. (more…)
Top 3 Places to View Fall Colors in 2013
It’s mid-October 2013 in the Smoky Mountains around Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and the leaves on the trees are getting ready to dazzle us with their world-famous Fall colors. Here are the 3 best places to view it all right now. (more…)
Smoky Top Lodge 4-Bedroom Cabin: Breathtaking Views with Privacy
Smoky Top Lodge is a 4-bedroom Smoky Mountains luxury rental cabin that satisfies the eternal quest to find the very best view combined with maximum privacy, a gorgeous vacation cabin tucked away in its own private nook. (more…)
Federal Shutdown Closes Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ugh. The situation in the Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge area on this October 1, 2013 morning is that Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closed. Highways: US 441 remains open. The Spur and Gatlinburg bypass remain open. The Park itself is still accessible to drive through. (more…)
Smoky Mountain Fall Trout Tournament 2013
The 14th Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament happens this weekend Sat-Sun, September 28-29, offering a fun challenge to several hundred entrants fishing local streams around Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge that have been stocked with thousands of trout specially for the occasion. (more…)
Luxury 5-Bedroom Cabin on the River – Riverside Lodge
How about a 5-bedroom luxury rental cabin in the Smoky Mountains on the banks of a river, with room and amenities to sleep up to 21 people in comfort, and with a private view of the river? (more…)
Sunset in the Smoky Mountains
All the moisture in the air from evaporation and precipitation makes the Smoky Mountains a temperate rain forest, and gives us the mist that mixes the light of the sun in wonderful ways. (more…)