Sights & Attractions in Great Smoky Mtns. National Park

Things to Do in Tennessee Side

Name	Category	Location

Cades Cove The Cherokee name for this 6,800-acre valley is Tsiyahi, place...	Historic Districts / Sites	Tennessee Side

Cades Cove Loop Road This 11-mi loop through Cades Cove is the most popular route...	Scenic Drives	Tennessee Side

Cades Cove Picnic Area This picnic area, near the beginning of the Cades Cove loop...	Restaurants	Tennessee Side

Campbell Overlook Named for Carlos Campbell, a conservationist who was instrumental...	Viewpoints	Tennessee Side

Chimney Tops Overlook From any of the three overlooks grouped together on Newfound...	Viewpoints	Tennessee Side


Chimneys Picnic Area Chimneys, just off Newfound Gap Road and a little more than 6...	Restaurants	Tennessee Side

Cosby Picnic Area On the northeast edge of the park, this picnic area has 95 tables...	Restaurants	Tennessee Side

Dan Lawson Cabin From many points along the 11-mi, one-way Cades Cove Loop Road...	Viewpoints	Tennessee Side

Elkmont Historic District What began as a logging town in the early years of the 20th century...	Historic Districts / Sites	Tennessee Side

Foothills Parkway Foothills Parkway is a long-planned 71-mi scenic parkway that...	Scenic Drives	Tennessee Side

Gatlinburg Bypass Overlook The Gatlinburg Bypass is a 4-mi roadway that connects Newfound...	Viewpoints	Tennessee Side

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Located within the park at Tremont, this residential environmental...	Educational Institutions	Tennessee Side

Greenbrier Picnic Area Greenbrier is the second-smallest picnic area in the park, with...	Restaurants	Tennessee Side

Gregory Bald From almost 5,000 feet on Gregory Bald, you have a breathtaking...	Viewpoints	Tennessee Side

Interpretive Ranger Programs Ranger programs are available on a variety of subjects, from...	Tours	Tennessee Side

Junior Ranger Program for Families Children ages 5 to 12 can pick up a Junior Ranger booklet ($2.50)...	Tours	Tennessee Side

Look Rock The overlooks looking east on the western section of the Foothills...	Viewpoints	Tennessee Side

Look Rock Picnic Area Access the picnic area via the western section of the beautiful...	Restaurants	Tennessee Side

Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area This large, 165-table picnic area is midway between Sugarlands...	Restaurants	Tennessee Side

Newfound Gap Road In a little more than 14 mi, Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) on...	Scenic Drives	Tennessee Side

Parson Branch Road This 8-mi unpaved road follows a wagon track that has been used...	Scenic Drives	Tennessee Side

Roaring Fork You can visit several preserved mountain cabins and other buildings...	Historic Districts / Sites	Tennessee Side

Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Roaring Fork offers a dramatic counterpoint to Cades Cove Loop...	Scenic Drives	Tennessee Side

Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Site No. 3 While most of the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail takes you on...	Viewpoints	Tennessee Side

Smoky Mountain Field School The University of Tennessee's Smoky Mountain Field School offers...	Educational Institutions	Tennessee Side
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