Sevierville, Tennessee is a small city located in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. The city is near several attractions, including those geared toward family, outdoor and entertainment, providing you with a great choice of attractions to fulfill your Smoky Mountain vacation. Throughout the spring, summer and fall seasons, Sevierville and the surrounding area come to life with visitors, while the wintertime offers holiday festivals and displays.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an outdoor-enthusiast's playground, offering more than 800 miles of trails, camping, geographically-diverse terrain and water ways. The hiking trails throughout the park offer you the chance for short hikes or multi-day backpacking adventures, with each trail providing glimpses of different types of natural and historical attractions. Several waterfalls give you the chance to reward yourself with the natural beauty of waterfalls at the end of or along the way of a hike.
The park is also full of many historical buildings, foundations, cemeteries and settlements. Cades Cove is one of the most popular destinations within the park, providing a loop road that traverses through prairie, by old farm houses and other points of interest.
Wildlife throughout the park is another of the park's attractions, with many visitors catching a glimpse of black bear families, wild turkeys, deer and skunks, among other species. The brooks, streams and rivers throughout the park offer anglers the chance to catch brook, brown and rainbow trout, as well as opportunities to cool off or clean off during your visit. During the summer, a tubing trip down the rivers in the park allows you to lazily drift by the many natural features of the Smokies.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107 Park Headquarters Rd.
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865-436-1200
nps.gov/grsm
Dolly Parton's Dollywood is an adventure and theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The park is home to fair rides, roller coasters and an adventure park which opened in 2010. Adventure Mountain offers three courses: Geyser Gorge, Black Bear Cliff and Rocky Top Trail, each with its own goal for the course. The adventure park is open for families to participate in these daring expeditions together.
Other attractions in Dollywood include craftsmen. Enjoy Rainbow Glass Factory, where you can watch glass-blowing demonstrations daily, or stop by to see a blacksmith working iron in 19th century form. Several other craftsmen and women perform their art throughout the park, with some products being for sale. Entertainment is a staple at Dollywood, showcasing Dolly's Appalachian upbringing with several country music shows. Other music performed in the park includes hits from the 1950s and 1960s, roving characters, DRUM! and island music.
Dining throughout the park varies enough to suit every taste. Southern cooking takes precedence, but you'll also find American fare, such as burgers and fries; healthier, lighter sandwiches and salads, pizzas and the classic theme park sweets and treats.
Splash Country is the adjoining water park, where you and your family or companions will find several pools, water slides, water rides and more to cool off during the warm Smoky Mountain summers.
Dollywood
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
800-365-5996
dollywood.com
Music attractions are scattered throughout the city of nearby Pigeon Forge and include Dixie Stampede, Black Bear Jamboree, and Country Tonite. While visiting any one of these attractions, note that they are all family friendly. Varying acts perform at each location, with Country Tonite offering youth performers, as well. Black Bear Jamboree shows offer hits from the 60s and 70s, then going into their country set and finishing with gospel and patriotic tunes. At Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, tickets include the opening act, main act and a four-course dinner.
Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede
3849 Pkwy.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37868
800-356-1676
dixiestampede.com
Black Bear Jamboree Dinner and Show
119 Music Rd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
800-985-5494
blackbearjamboree.com
Country Tonite
129 Showplace Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
800-792-4308
countrytonitetheater.com
