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Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Gatlinburg

Welcome to Gatlinburg TN! Our site is easily navigated from this informative sitemap.great smoky mountains national park, gsmnp, tennessee For your convenience, we are publishing chamber of commerce information and other detailed Gatlinburg travel information. That includes includes lodging: including cabins, hotels, motels, condos and bed and breakfasts; attractions, shopping, restaurants, events, weddings, real estate, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Smoky Mountain town info.

Gatlinburg Index and Site Map

About Gatlinburg, Tennessee - This page explains Gatlinburg, Tennessee in greater detail, giving the reader a sense of it's ambience. It also gives a brief history of the city of Gatlinburg and the burgeoning tourism industry that occurred when the national park service developed the land outside it's city limits into the most visited national park in the country.

Accommodations - Most people seeking infomation on Gatlinburg are planning a vacation, family reunion, corporate or group event in the Smoky Mountains. Because each person will need accommodations, we designed our Gatlinburg tourism site to have an extensive portion dedicated to lodging. Most of the accommodations are located within the city of Gatlinburg but a few are in the surrounding area. Smoky Mountain Accommodations are also available in the towns of Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Townsend, Wears Valley and Cosby, all of which are ten to fourty-five minutes from Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Attractions Our site encompasses a large section of things to do. The Gatlinburg attractions section includes arcades, theaters, shopping, malls, the arts and crafts community, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, auto tours, music and entertainment, golf and mini golf. Whew! Were that not enough tourist activities, Gatlinburg is located right next to the Sugarlands entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park is a lovely place to spend a vacation with all it's old growth forests, hiking trails, boulder strewn streams, waterfalls, wildflowers, bears and other wildlife. In addition, the National Park Service has also created outdoor museums throughout the park, such as those found in Cades Cove.

Bed and Breakfasts - B&B's in Gatlinburg provide luxury accommodation for the discriminating visitor.

Cabins - Gatlinburg cabins are sought by many people as their vacation lodging. Large cabins are available for groups and are frequented by church and corporate groups.

Chalet Rentals - Gatlinburg chalets are also abundant, especially in the vicinity of Ski Mountain Road and the ski resort, Ober Gatlinburg.

Chamber of Commerce - Gatlinburg and Smoky Mountain chambers of commerce provide some additional information.

Crafts - Artists and craftsmen flock to Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains because of the timeless beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Their artistic mark is everywhere but nowhere more evidently than in the shops in downtown Gatlinburg as well as in the Smoky Mountain Arts and Crafts Community.

Discount Outlet Stores - Tanger Five Oaks Outlet Mall and other similar malls are a ten to fifteen minute drive from Gatlinburg in Pigeon Forge and Sevierville.

Driving Tours - Gatlinburg tourism is made easy with our Smoky Mountain auto tours. These tours give you the flovor of the Smokies right from your car.

Entertainment - Gatlinburg entertainment guide includes entertainment in the extended Smoky Mountain area as well.

Events See a calendar of events scheduled for the city of Gatlinburg.

Fishing - Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park attracts fishermen from all over the world.

Gatlinburg Cabins - Cabin rentals in Gatlinburg offer a unique place to stay with greater privacy than is typical in some other lodging choices. The city of Gatlinburg is very particular about protecting the environment and the esthetics of the Smoky Mountains so, the cabins in Gatlinburg tend to have more forest around them than those in Pigeon Forge and Wears Valley where clear-cut cabin lots are common. Gatlinburg city ordinances also keep signs to a respectable size and keep billboards out altogether. All of these things add to an improved setting for the Gatlinburg cabins on overnight rental programs. Note: The size, quality, age, surroundings and cost of the cabins in Gatlinburg vary. Big cabins, lodges, luxury cabins and view cabins fetch the greatest price for obvious reasons.

Gatlinburg-Tennessee.org - Learn about Gatlinburg-Tennessee.org and how it can help you market your Smoky Mountain business to the touring public.

Gatlinburg Weddings Gatlinburg is a popular place to be married, and charming wedding chapels abound! To aid the bride and groom to be, we have created an informative resource for wedding chapels, license information, photographers and ministers willing to perform chapel weddings, cabin weddings, and renewal ceremonies.

Gifts - Gatlinburg gift shops abound and add so much to the culture and activities there. People wander from shop to shop looking at the unique things to buy. They create plenty of interest for people watchers resting on the benches in front of the stores.

Golf Smoky Mountain golf courses give golfers the chance to enjoy their sport in one of the most beautiful settings in the world. Golfers may play at one of several courses including the Gatlinburg Golf Course in Pigeon Forge. or looking out from their hotel room balconies.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gatlinburg became a famous vacation destination primarily due to it's proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Learn about this attraction and some of it's drives, features and hiking trails.

Hiking - Gatlinburg hiking is one of the most traditional attractions available to tourists, however, that term is a bit of a misnomer as the hikes are actually located within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Gatlinburg, however, is contiguous with the national park.

Gatlinburg Cabin Rental - Home Page - The Gatlinburg Cabin Rental - Home page gives an overview of Gatlinburg, explains it's importance to The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and serves as a portal into the web site.

Hotels - Gatlinburg hotels privide the most popular form of lodging in the Smoky Mountains. Rooms can be found to fit every budget, and many have mountain or stream views and some even have fireplaces.

Lodging - Our lodging section encompasses Gatlinbug cabins, lodges and other large group accommodations. Gatlinburg hotels, motels, chalets, bed and breakfasts, inns, condominiums, luxury cabins and honeymoon accommodations are also covered in detail.

Malls - There are interesting small shopping malls in downtown Gatlinburg.

Ministers - Gatlinburg ministers can perform weddings in a chapel, your cabin or the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Motels - Gatlinburg motels offer an affordable place to stay in Gatlinburg.

Music - Gatlinburg music and entertinment.

Photographers - Gatlinburg photographers can preserve the memories of your wedding, family reunion, corporate retreat or other event in the Smoky Mountains.

Real Estate View this expansive section dedicated to Gatlinburg real estate. Investors, be aware of the lucrative Gatlinburg cabins for sale market that is so influenced by the thriving rental cabin business. Gatlinburg is one of the hottest real estate markets for the investor as the hundreds of rental cabins being built annually are income producing properties. Search out some of Gatlinburg's finest real estate companies.

Restaurants Gatlinburg has a fabulous variety of restaurants with menus spanning the entire specturm of cuisne. Restaurants range from mom and pop pancake houses to fast food and elegant dining. Gatlinburg has well known sit-down establishments such as Applebee's and locally famous restaurants like the Peddler or the Cherokee Grill.

Shopping - Gatlinburg is famous for it's shops and draws visitors from all over the world.

Skiing - Ski in the Smoky Mountains at Ober Gatlinburg.

Smoky Mountains - Learn more about the Smoky Mountains.

Swimming - Swimming in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Tennessee - Tennessee is a wonderful place to live or vacation.

Wedding Chapels - There are more wedding chapels in Gatlinburg and other towns of the Smoky Mountains than anywhere in the USA except Los Vegas.

Weather - Learn about Gatlinburg's weather and climate.

Whitewater Rafting & Tubing - Gatlinburg has several outfitters who take individuals and groups tours rafting on the whitewater of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Other Smoky Mountain Towns

Note: To better serve the travel industry and the tourists it seeks to serve, our site not only covers Gatlinburg, but places it in the context of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the general area including the Smoky Mountains travel destinations of Pigeon Forge, Townsend, Sevierville and Cosby, Tennessee. Several of these Smoky Mountain destinations are covered in great detail on other web sites with approprite links out of Gatlinburg-Tennessee.org.

Pigeon Forge - Next to Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge is the most famous town as a vacation destination. It has a mind-boggling array of accommodations: cabins, hotels, motels, condos and bed and breakfasts. From the Pigeon Forge page you may get a quick sketch of the town or click on the link, "Pigeon Forge" and be transported through cyber space to PigeonForgeOnline.com for a comprensive guide to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Pigeon Forge is only a few minute drive from Gatlinburg.

Townsend - The entrance of the National Park that is nearest to Cades Cove is in Townsend, Tennessee. Townsend is about 50 minutes from Gatlinburg, but the drive is a beautiful one through the park. To get to Townsend from Gatlinburg, enter the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and turn right at Sugarlands Visitors Center. After forty minutes or so turn right at the "Y." Townsend is a short distance ahead.

Sevierville - Sevierville, Tennessee is an up and coming Smoky Mountain town with hundreds of cabins, hotel rooms, restaurants, outlet malls and other amusements. Sevierville is aproximately a fifteen minute drive from Gatlinburg.

Cosby - Cosby, Tennessee has a little used entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and may be for you if you would like to avoid the crowds of tourists in Gatlinburg. Cosby is 30-40 minutes from Gatlinburg.

Gatlinburg-Tennessee.org Site Summary: This is a comprehensive Gatlinburg, Tennessee web site created for tourists and the travel industry. The site includes dozens of Gatlinburg cabins, chalets, hotels, motels, bed and breakfast inns to relax in and allows tourists to enjoy fun-filled attractions for the young or young-at-heart; a great selection of restaurants for memorable dining; many shopping options from antiques to shopping malls and arts and crafts shops, outlet malls; and special events to satisfy every interest. Gatlinburg has a myriad of beautiful wedding chapels from which to choose for your Smoky Mountain wedding--whether you're here for your first wedding or a renewal ceremony. And of course many people many people want to return to Gatlinburg, not just to vacation, but to live. For this reason we have created a real estate section.

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