Tenn trip

[retispcsi]

Going to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Sevierville in June. Never been there. Not sure which town to stay in. Any great advantage to any of the three. We will be there 5 days.

[lazydays]

Been going to Pigeon Forge for years. We only stay at River Plantation. Do yourself a favor and get q map. Many side roads that will take away from all of the traffic on the Parkway. I never have issues with traffic.

[Roadpilot]

We took the grandkids last summer and based on a friends recommendation we stayed at the KOA in Pigeon Forge. It's right beside Patriot Park which is the main hub for the trolley system. Leave your car and take the trolley anywhere. Lot's of things to do within walking distance.

[sdianel_-acct_c]

We like River Plantation in Sevierville. You can drive to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg or take the trolleys that run from Severville all the way to Gatlinburg and even to Dollywood.

[Merrykalia]

We go once a year and have stayed at many of the campgrounds, but our favorite is Pine Mountain in Pigeon Forge. It is a newer campground, probably 6-7 yrs old, so trees in the pull-thru sites are not huge and offer a small amount of shade. The ones by the creek are shaded for part of the day.

It is at traffic light #6, Dollywood turn-off is at 8 or 9. The last one in PF is 10. It's off the parkway, but only a block and a half, but behind a knoll so you don't get all the parkway traffic noise.

River Plantation is nice, but it is in Sevierville, so you are a long ways from Gatlinburg and the traffic through Pigeon FOrge can be AWFUL!! A 10 mile trip can take hours.

You can stay in Townsend, Cosby, or one of the other outlying areas, but then you have to drive in for all the amenities in Gatlinburg or PF.

Trolleys run through most of the campgrounds IN Pigeon Forge and you can ride to the visitor center and catch another trolley to Gatlinburg.

There is just so much to do that you will NOT get bored. Shopping, shows, amusement rides, mountains, hiking, wildlife, etc. are all located within an hours drive.

Have fun.

[noe-place]

Townsend is very nice and a good distance from all the high traffic in PF and G'burg. If you want to be close in town check the Pigeon Forge KOA which is just down the street from the entrance to Dollywood. There is Jellystone out highway 321 about 11 miles east of town as well.

[brirene]

Between the two, we like to stay near Gatlinburg. Not as busy as PF (arguably), and I like the town better. PF is too spread out to walk. Lots of good choices in any area there.

[campinghut]

You call those mountains lol...:)

[TenOC]

Since you are from "flatland FL". See the mountains and the elk. Do a Google on where.

[thedoghouse]

I enjoy Pigeon Forge. Yes it can be busy but that's ok I just go with the flow and have fun

[Bird_Freak]

It really depends on what you want to do while there. If you want to be in the middle of it all I would say pigeon forge.

[linnemj]

We like the Townsend area better since it is out of the crazyness. Several campgrounds there that are nice, check RV Park Reviews website.

[rvten]

River Plantation Seviereville.

[schlep1967]

retispcsi wrote:
Going to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Sevierville in June. Never been there. Not sure which town to stay in. Any great advantage to any of the three. We will be there 5 days.

We went there last year. If you are not dead set on dragging the camper up there you might want to look at Dollywood's cabins/condo's. Fuel prices were a good bit higher last year but it worked out where it was cheaper to take the car and stay in the condo.

[wing_zealot]

The great advantage is not to be in any of those towns. My vote, Cades Cove or Elkmont.