The Great Smoky Mountains

Tremont Road

Tremont Road is a perfect setting for a drive in the Smoky. The Road meanders by a river, waterfalls and has a plethora of scenic views.

Cades Corner

Cades Cove is in a valley rich in history. For hundreds of years Cherokee Indians hunted here. The first Europeans settled in the cove sometime between 1818 and 1821. Scattered along the loop road are three churches, a working grist mill, barns, log houses, and many other faithfully restored eighteenth and nineteenth century structures.

Elkmont & Chimney Tops

Elkmont - Elkmont sits in a lush green valley that is part of the National Park. It was a logging town and a resort both now abandoned. The abandoned resort is believed to be haunted.

Chimney Tops - Chimney Tops is a mountain in the central Great Smoky Mountains. It includes camping and recreational areas in addition to hiking trails to the top of the mountain.

Clingman's Dome & Foothills Parkway

Some of the best vistas of the iconic Smoky Mountains are found at these two locations.

Clingman's Dome - Clingman's Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is also the highest point in Tennessee as well as the highest mountain east of the Mississippi. (The lookout is best visited at sunset.)Foothills Parkway

Foothill Parkway - Foothills Parkway, a scenic drive through portions of the National Park, has been under construction for more than 75 years. That said, the southern section of the Parkway offers some of the most spectacular views of the Great Smoky Mountains. (The scenic lookouts are best visited at sunrise.)