Great Smoky Mountains National Park Family Travel Guide

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Family Travel Guide

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Family Travel Tips

  • 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.


Family Overview: Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee

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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  • Where to go to play in snow? I want to take my children to the smoky mountains, just to play in snow! We live down south and we don't get any snow. We don't want to ski, just enjoy the cold and snow. Any ideas?
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  • IVE NEVER BEEN THERE? what are the names of the campgrounds that has vac. the9th through the approx. the13th? we want to come from the smokies and camp there(Desota state) on the way home, we are from boaz.We have camped there before and it is beautiful, with the trees and falls around.
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Hotels

from: $83

The Resort at Governor's Crossing

225 Collier Drive
Sevierville, TN 37862 Map

Distance: 29.0 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

expert favorite hotel
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0

Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort GATLINBURG-GREAT SMOKY MTN

520 HISTORIC NATURE TRAIL
Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Map

Distance: 19.4 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0
from: $80

Mainstay Suites Pigeon Forge

410 Pine Mountain Road
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 Map

Distance: 25.7 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 5 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0

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Attractions

Unto These Hills

expert favorite attraction
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
Expert Rated & Recommended
5_0
5_0

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

expert favorite attraction
226 Everett St.
Bryson City, North Carolina 28713

Distance: 0.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Plants, flowers, and trees native to Western North Carolina dot the 53 miles of track that cross... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

Nantahala Outdoor Center

13077 Highway 19 West
Bryson City, North Carolina 28713

Distance: 10.7 mi. (from destination center)
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0
5_0

Airports

Major Airports near Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Distance (mi.)
Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 135.4 map
Charlotte Douglas Airport 142.7 map
Nashville Metropolitan Airport 187.9 map

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

Flight Deals to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Originating From
Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Atlanta (ATL) $147
Memphis (MEM) to Atlanta (ATL) $151
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Atlanta (ATL) $155
Kansas City (MKC) to Atlanta (ATL) $156
New Orleans (MSY) to Atlanta (ATL) $156

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