NE Ohio to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg TN
We are considering taking a trip to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge TN area during the last week in August with the motorhome and would like some advice on campgrounds and routes to help us plan our trip....
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SidecarFlip wrote:
Notwithstanding the nice RV parks, my wife and I went there a few years ago and we will never go back. Pigeon Forge, Gattlinburg, Severville and surrounding areas are tourist traps and little more.
I'd rather go to Shipshewanna and get fleeced by the Amish than go down there and get fleeced by gentiles.... not for us.
That's why you should have done your research prior to going there. Bryson City on the North Carolina side or anywhere near Lake Fontana is much better and much cooler in my opinion. We did the Tennessee side for years and got disgusted with the traffic and people. Oh we still go over to visit but we go out of season. We like the mountains and scenery in the park itself. Pigeon Forge has turned into a Panama City Beach look a like! What a shame. If I had to go and stay on the Tennessee side it would be Townsend, Tremont Hills.
