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Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge Maps & Weather |
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Mileage to Our Area
Pigeon Forge to Gatlinburg: 6
Cherokee, NC: 38
Knoxville, TN: 37
Asheville, NC: 93
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Charlotte, NC: 206
Atlanta, GA: 213
Nashville, TN: 214
Columbia, SC: 233
Lexington, KY: 234 |
Louisville, KY: 280
Birmingham, AL: 291
Charleston, WV: 310
Cincinnati, OH: 317 |
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Getting Around
If you're going to be traveling by car in Gatlinburg, you'll find limited free parking spots along a number of side streets like River Road and U.S. Highway 321 (East Parkway). Many businesses such as restaurants also provide limited amounts of free parking for their customers. For general purposes, there are also several pay parking lots located throughout the city.
If you're staying in the city overnight (and we hope you do), your best option by far is to remain parked at your place of lodging and take one of Gatlinburg's trolleys to your destination. For only 25 cents per ride, you can choose from several routes that will take you to most any downtown location; for a nominal additional charge, you can transfer to outlying areas like Dollywood, the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community and National Park sites like Sugarlands Visitor Center and Elkmont Campground.
To make the most of your visit, your first stop should be one of the Welcome Centers. The main center is the Spur Welcome Center, located on US 441 between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. It also serves as a Visitor Center for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In town, stop by the Aquarium Welcome Center at traffic light #5 or the Parkway Visitor Center at traffic light #3.
Click here for a map outlining the different color-coded trolley routes that service the Gatlinburg area as well as the locations of city-maintained parking facilities.
Getting Around Pigeon Forge
Most of the commerical attractions are located along a six lane, five mile long Parkway.
Traffic lights are numbered which makes for easy directions. And, if you'd rather ride than drive yourself, hop on one of our Fun Time Trolleys. Most trolleys are equipped with lifts to accommodate passengers who are in wheelchairs, and trolley drivers can call for a special lift equipped van when needed. Call 865-453-6444 for information on trolley capabilities and routes. Click here for more information on fares, routes and schedules.
See a map of the trolley route in Pigeon Forge.
To make the most of your visit, your first stop should be the one of the official information centers. The Visitor's Information Center is located at traffic light #5 and the new Welcome Center is located on the "edge" of town at traffic light #0 (Sevierville side). |
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Airport
The nearest commercial airport is Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport, only 47 miles away. Go to their Web site. |
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Weather
What weather should you expect? Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge sit in a valley at about 2,000 feet, surrounded by mountain peaks of more than 5,000 feet. This makes the weather interesting, and sometimes hard to predict. Always bring a jacket and rain gear if you plan to spend a lot of time outside. Temperatures usually run 10 to 25 degrees cooler in the higher elevations than in town.
Spring: Bright sunny skies (with some rainy days) and crisp temperatures with highs in the 60s to 70s and lows in the 40s and 50s. This is the best time to see wildflowers. Summer: The temperature and humidity rises with many sunny days with scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Highs in the 80s, with rarely a high temperature above 90 in town. The nights cool into the 60s. At elevations of 5,000+ feet, temperatures seldom go above 80.
Fall: The spectacular color foliage show begins in early October in the higher elevations and concludes in the valleys by early November. High temperatures are in the 70s, cooling to the 60s by early November.
Winter: Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg are protected by the surrounding mountains, so we seldom have a major snowfall. Highs usually run in the 40s and 50s. January, February, and March are great months to visit since these are the slowest months for visitors coming to our area.
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