Great Smoky Mountains National Park Family Vacations

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Family Travel Guide

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Cades Cove, Smokies (courtesy, TDTD)
Cades Cove, Smokies (courtesy, TDTD)


Great Smoky Mountains National Park Family Highlights

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen
  • Drive to scenic overlooks for a view of the mist-shrouded hills
  • Hike to waterfalls
  • Ride horses through the woods
  • Learn about the Cherokee Nation at the Cherokee Indian Reservation
  • Watch the spectacle of Unto These Hills, an outdoor drama

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Overview

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen

The vistas from the overlooks of the Great Smoky Mountains offer a series of craggy peaks and soft ridges that roll, seemingly endlessly, into the soft, blue, smoky mist from which the mountain chain takes its name. For 70 miles these dramatic mountains straddle the border of Tennessee and northwestern North Carolina.

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Hotels

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The Resort at Governor's Crossing
225 Collier Drive
Sevierville, TN 37862
Distance: 29.0 Miles
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Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort GATLINBURG-GREAT SMOKY MTN
520 HISTORIC NATURE TRAIL
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Distance: 19.4 Miles
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Mainstay Suites Pigeon Forge
410 Pine Mountain Road
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Distance: 25.7 Miles
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Attractions

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Nantahala Outdoor Center
13077 Highway 19 West
Bryson City, North Carolina 28713 Map
Distance: 10.7 Miles (from destination center)
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Unto These Hills
Mountainside Theater on Drama Rd; US Highway 441 N., Cherokee Indian Reservation
Cherokee, North Carolina 28719
Distance: 12.3 Miles (from destination center)
Description: Unto these Hills is an outdoor drama that depicts... Read More
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107 Park Headquarters Road
Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738 Map
Distance: 18.7 Miles (from destination center)
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Vacation Rentals

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Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Sleeps: 8
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