Great Smoky Mountains National Park Family Travel Guide

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Family Destinations Near Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Knoxville, TN
(45 mi.)
Asheville, NC
(52 mi.)
Atlanta, GA
(128 mi.)
Charlotte, NC
(148 mi.)
Nashville, TN
(194 mi.)

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Family Travel Destinations

Cades Cove, Smokies (courtesy, TDTD)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Family Travel Tips

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. Read More

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Hotels

Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort GATLINBURG-GREAT SMOKY MTN

520 HISTORIC NATURE TRAIL
Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Map

Distance: 0.0 mi.
(from destination center)

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Attractions

Unto These Hills

Mountainside Theater on Drama Rd; US Highway 441 N., Cherokee Indian Reservation
Cherokee, North Carolina 28719

Distance: 12.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Unto these Hills is an outdoor drama that depicts the history of the Cherokee tribe from the... Read More

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Cherokee Indian Reservation

Highways 441 and 19
Cherokee, North Carolina 28719

Distance: 12.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Cherokee Indian Reservation was once a hideout for Indians who refused to leave the Great... Read More

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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

226 Everett St.
Bryson City, North Carolina 28713

Distance: 0.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Along 53 miles of track that cross through the mountainside, tunnels, and 25 bridges of the Great... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Great Smoky Mountains National Park

	Distance (mi.)
Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport	135.4 map	Flight Deals to ATL
Charlotte Douglas Airport	142.7 map	Flight Deals to CLT
Nashville Metropolitan Airport	187.9 map	Flight Deals to BNA

Other Smaller Airports near Great Smoky Mountains National Park

	Distance (mi.)
Knoxville Mc Ghee Tyson Airport	39.9 map
Asheville Regional/Hendersonville Airport	51.5 map
Greer Greenville/Spartanburg Airport	72.4 map

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