From what I read Gatlingburg and Pigeon Forge are more of town visit than the mountains We are not there for shopping but for site seeing, should we escape these places so to have more time site see...
And I would recommend Elvira's for eating out in the Wears Valley area. Just about any rv park in Townsend or Wears valley is good compared to the madness in Gatlinburg.
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