GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE RESORTS

Wyndham Smoky Mountains (Sevierville)

  • 3.9 miles to Dollywood
  • 4 pools & 2 hot tubs
  • Building 23 (very good) (pool right next to it)
  • Building 24, 25, & 26 are the best buildings
  • Can see Dollywood fireworks (to left of mountain)
  • Unit 2546 is a three-bedroom deluxe
  • Units 18 – 23 have been remodeled
  • Units 24 – 27 have the best views of the mountains

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Great Smokies Lodge (Sevierville)

  • 3 water parks & adventure park on site (water park is amazing)
  • 8.8 miles to Dollywood
  • Adventure Forest unlimited card is worth the cost (covers bowling, mini golf, ropes course, laser tag,
  • rock climbing)
  • Building 6 closest to water park but backside overlooks the highway
  • Cabanas have a fee per day
  • Evergreen building (all golf view units are in this building) (across parking lot from water park)
  • Games at arcade are half price till 10 AM
  • Have access to Eagles Landing Golf Course
  • Request a top floor unit

Margaritaville Island Hotel Pigeon Forge (Associate Hotel) (Pigeon Forge)

  • 5.2 miles to Dollywood
  • Hotel rooms (no refrigerator or dishes)
  • Located in The Island complex
  • Not a scenic area
  • Some units have separate bedroom & living room with small refrigerator & microwave
  • Very crowded & noisy (quiet after 10 PM)

Mountainloft *

  • 2 Bedroom Chalet, Combined 3 Bedroom Townhome, 2 Bedroom Townhome, 1 bedroom townhome, combined 2 bedroom, 1 bedroom deluxe, 1 bedroom standard, 3-bedroom Presidential untis
  • Fitness center
  • Hot tubs
  • 3 heated pools
  • Sauna

Laurel Crest *

  • Combined 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhouses, 1-bedroom, combined 2 bedroom, hotel room
  • Indoor pool
  • Fitness center
  • Outdoor hot tubs

Mills Springs Lodge

  • Expected to open in 2024

GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Alamo Steakhouse (in Gatlinburg)
  • Applewood Farmhouse Grill (Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store) (great food, big portions)
  • Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant (Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store)
  • Aunt Granny’s (in Dollywood)
  • Bennett’s Pit Bar-B-Que
  • Big Daddy’s Pizzeria* (Gatlinburg)
  • Bluff’s (wing place)
  • Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Company (in Gatlinburg) (Landry’s Select Club)
  • Bullfish Grill (steaks & seafood)
  • Bush Bean Café (in Dandridge, TN) (try the pie, never know it is made from beans)
  • Cherokee Grill (Gatlinburg)
  • Crockett’s Breakfast Camp (Gatlinburg)
  • Crystelle Creek Restaurant & Grill (Gatlinburg)
  • Delauder’s Smoky Mountain BBQ (very good) (call ahead to make sure they have not run out)
  • Elvira’s Café (on wears Valley Road)
  • Flapjacks Pancake Cabin
  • Goats on the Roof
  • Harpoon Harry’s Crab House (great food)
  • Holston’s Kitchen
  • Huck Finn’s Catfish
  • Joe’s Crab Shack (near Smoky Mountain Resort)
  • Local Goat Tavern (great food & service) (excellent ribs) (excellent shrimp & grits)
  • Loco Burro
  • Mad Dog’s Creamery & Donuts
  • Mama’s Farmhouse
  • Margaritaville
  • McCloud Mountain Restaurant (La Follette, TN) (reservations required)
  • Mellow Mushroom*
  • Nino’s Pizza
  • Old Mill Pottery House Café & Grille
  • Pancake Pantry (Gatlinburg) (cash only)
  • Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen (many people didn’t care for it, claim it is not that good & overpriced)
  • Pigeon Forge Deli
  • The Chop House
  • The Chop House Steakhouse
  • The Fox & Parrot Tavern
  • The Inn at Christmas Place
  • The Lost Sea
  • The Old Mill Restaurant* (go early or could have a long wait by 6 or 7)
  • The Peddler Steakhouse (Gatlinburg)
  • The Wild Plum Tea Room (Gatlinburg) (open Tues. – Sat. 11 AM – 3 PM)
  • Three Jimmy’s (in Gatlinburg) (awesome mac & cheese)
  • Typhoon Harry’s Restaurant (great food) (deco is worth the trip to see)
  • Ye Olde Steak House (Knoxville, TN) (one-hour drive)

GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE BARS

  • Smoky Mountain Brewery
  • The Casual Pint
  • Shamrock*

GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Abrams Waterfall
  • Alewine Studios
  • Annakeesta
  • Antique stores
  • Appalachian Trail
  • Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store
  • Artists Loop (pottery & arts) (gatlinburgcrafts.com)
  • Beyond the Lens
  • Biltmore Estates (Asheville, NC) (2-hour drive)
  • Bush Bean Factory Tour (in Dandridge, TN)
  • Cades Cove* (in Great Smoky Mountains N.P.) (scenic drive) (historic district) (hiking trails)
  • Carver Orchards
  • Chasing Rainbows Museum (Dolly Parton Museum) (included with admission to Dollywood)
  • Chimney Tops picnic area in Great Smoky Mountains NP) (nice area for picnic) (has stream to play in)
  • Climb Works Ziplining (amazing) (Gatlinburg)
  • Clingmans Dome (highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
  • Comedy Barn Theater (animal show is the best) (can get combo ticket with the Hatfield’s & McCoy’s) (very good Christmas show)
  • Day trip to Cherokee, NC*
  • Day trip to Gatlinburg*
  • Dixie Stampede (very good Christmas show)
  • Dolly Parton’s Lumberjack Adventure Dinner & Show
  • Dollywood* (beautiful at Christmas time)
  • Dollywood Splash Country Water Park (awesome) (get combo ticket for it & Dollywood) (fun for all ages)
  • Five Oaks Riding Stables
  • Forbidden Caverns (close to resort)
  • Fountain show at The Island (free) (Every half hour between 10 AM - 11:30 PM)
  • Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster
  • Go cart tracks (many in area)
  • Golfing (many courses in area)
  • Great cave exploring in area
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park*
  • Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (in Bryson City, NC) (2-hour drive) (train ride through forest)
  • Green Brier picnic area
  • Grotto Falls (in Great Smoky Mountains State Park)
  • Harrah’s Casino* (Cherokee, NC)
  • Hatfield’s & McCoy’s Dinner Show (great food & show) (can get combo ticket with the Comedy Barn) (very good Christmas show)
  • Helicopter tour
  • Jewell Ranch (horses are gentle)
  • Laurel Falls* (in Great Smoky Mountains State Park) (best falls in area)
  • Magicquest (4 attraction in one)
  • Memories Theater (very good Christmas show)
  • Mini Golf (many in area)
  • Minso Falls
  • Moonshine tasting* (in Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge)
  • Movie Theater just of Collier Drive that has discount movies before noon (near Smoky Mountains resort)
  • Mt. Leconte (hiking trails) (one of the trails goes behind a water fall)
  • NASCAR Speedpark Smoky Mountains (multiple go-cart tracks (very fun)
  • Newfound Gap (lowest drivable pass in Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
  • Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tram (amusement activity area and great views of Gatlinburg at top)
  • Oconaluftee Indian Village* (Cherokee, NC)
  • Ole Smokey Candy Kitchen*
  • Outdoor Gravity Park (pricey)
  • Outlet Malls (4 or 5 in area)
  • Parrot Mountain & Garden of Eden (great for bird watching)
  • Pigeon Forge Gem Mine
  • Rainforest Zoo
  • Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies (Gatlinburg)
  • River Rat Rafting
  • Roaring Fork Motor Trail (Gatlinburg)
  • Rocky Top Wine Trail (self-driving trail to five different wine tasting places)
  • Russell Stover Store
  • Sevier Air Trampoline Park
  • Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster (on wears Valley Road)
  • Smoky Mountain Deer Farm & Exotic Petting Zoo
  • Smoky Mountain Knife Works
  • Smoky Mountain Outdoors (for whitewater rafting)
  • Smoky Mountain’s Opry (Christmas show is excellent)
  • Soaky Mountain
  • Sugarland Valley Nature Trail (Gatlinburg) (1/2-mile trail with very nice waterfall)
  • Sugarlands Visitor Center* (museum) (Gatlinburg)
  • Tanger Outlet Mall
  • The Dices (with waterfalls)
  • The Escape Game (escape room)
  • The Island* (rides, games, attractions, rope course, & retail stores)
  • Titanic Museum
  • Trolley
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns (near Cades Cove)
  • Waterfalls (the are numerous in the area)
  • Wonderworks

GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE GROCERY STORES

  • Food City* (off Veterans Blvd) (On 321 in Gatlinburg)
  • Kroger (1 mile from Great Smokies Lodge)
  • Publix (on Parkway) (10 minutes from Smoky Mountain Resort
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market (on Dolly Parton Parkway) (in & out quickly)

OTHER GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE INFO

  • Get map of town & learn the back routes since main street moves at a crawl at times
  • Visitors Information Channels
  • If you go to Dollywood, park at Patriot Park & take bus to Dollywood to save on parking fees (bus costs 50 cents per person each way)
  • mypigeonforge.com

ADDRESSES

Wyndham Smoky Mountains
Governor’s Crossing
308 Collier Drive
Sevierville, TN 37862
Phone: 865-774-3960

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Great Smokies Lodge
1425 Old Knoxville Highway
Sevierville, TN 37876
Phone: 865-286-6480

Margaritaville Island Hotel Pigeon Forge
131 The Island Drive
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Phone: 865-744-2300

Mountainloft
110 Mountainloft Drive
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Phone: 865-436-4367

Laurel Crest
2628 Laurel Crest Lane
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
865.428.8570

Mills Springs Lodge

Coming soon

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.