While Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Dollywood are renowned destinations for families, the surrounding area has plenty more to offer.
theme park are renowned vacation destinations for families, the surrounding area in Sevier County has plenty more to offer visitors.Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge occupy a prime place in Thomas Delp’s summer vacation rotation. The 34-year-old and his family alternate between going to the beach in North or South Carolina, visiting his parents in Philadelphia and heading to the mountains in East Tennessee each year.
According to research from the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, 76% of travelers to that city alone will return within one year, while 32% will come back within six months.How to plan a trip to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge “When I was a kid my parents, we’d just go on drives through Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge to see the lights,” she said.– and summer are popular times for visitors as well, Galyon said.Leon Downey, executive director of the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, said most visitors drive, primarily coming from nearby places in the Southeast like Atlanta, Georgia or Charlotte, North Carolina.
But no matter how they get there, she said visitors will want to have a car during their trip to be able to easily get between cities and drive into the national park.. Galyon said the best fit depends on the size of the group, but for the many multigenerational families the area hosts, she’d recommend booking a cabin.
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