Activities

  • Dollywood Theme Park is fun – March 26 to December 30.  www.dollywood.com
  • Splash Country Water Park – May 21 to September 5
  • The Ripley’s Aquarium is great fun.
  • Dixie Stampede is our favorite dinner theater place. Very exciting and great food. Brochures in drawer too. Reservations needed, can call ahead to buy tickets.
  • To get to Smokey Mountain National Park, reverse directions, but from Valley View Road, turn left on Wears Valley Road. This will take you through a small town, (Townsend) shortcutting to Smokies. Follow signs once end of this road. There is also a Dollar General Store on left on this road. (Dollar General is 4 miles from our cabin.)
  • In the park, we love to go to Cades Cove. It is a loop that is an auto-touring road, 11 miles long. If you go first of morning, or dusk, you will see many deer feeding, some bears,elk, turkeys, and other wildlife. There are historical pioneer cabins you can stop and visit. Some churches and trails for walking are here. Expect to spend at least 2-4 hours for loop. You’ll want to stop to look periodically.
  • Best Horseback riding is on Valley View Road. Turn right at the barn, coming from cabin. A few miles and it’s on the right, many signs leading to driveway of stables. There is a small pond with ducks and a tiny bridge to the horses on the driveway. Big Rock Stables at Ponderosa. 909 Little Cove Rd  Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
    (865) 428-9398
  • Tanger Outlets- shopping -are on the Parkway in Pigeon Forge, and the best shopping in the area. Coach, Michael Korr’s, Merrell, Pac Sun, Timberland, Justice, Kitchen stores, all types clothing. There are a couple of restaurants there too, Chop House (steak house) I have a map and coupon booklet in the basket on the kitchen counter. It shows all the stores.
  • Comedy Barn. Very funny! Phone number on the key chain; it is on the parkway in Pigeon Forge. 2775 Parkway  Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
    (865) 428-5222
  • Smokey Mountains Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, 2682 Teaster Lane, Pigeon Forge. 888-641-1795.  www.murder-mystery-theater.com
  • Fire pit is below the cabin, if you want to roast marshmallows.