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Picnicking Area Locations:
Cades Cove - Little River Road
Great start-off for the 11-mile Loop
Chimneys - Newfound Gap Road
Large picnic area on banks of Little Pigeon River, with picnic tables, grills, restrooms, and huge boulders that can put you in the middle of the river.
Deep Creek - Hwy. 19 from Cherokee
Covered amphitheater with several waterfall hikes nearby
Greenbrier - Hwy. 321 from Gatlinburg
Open & sheltered picnic areas in a perfect setting
Heintooga - Balsam Mountain Road
Highest picnic area in park offering great views
Metcalf Bottoms - Little River Road
Shady picnic tables in the cozy woods or along the river. Swimming in a cool mountain stream on a muggy summer day is an experience like no other. Always use caution and common sense and never swim alone.
Area Location Features:
The Sinks - Little River Road towards Townsend
The Smokies' deepest swimmin' hole
Townsend "Wye" - Little River Road & Laurel Creek Road Intersection
Broad, placid stretch of river with grassy banks
for sunbathing.
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Road Trips
Balsam Mountain Road, a 9 mile trip that takes about 30 min along the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is a Two-way, paved road.
Cades Cove Loop, an 11 mile trip taking an hour through the Cades Cove Historic District along a One-way, paved road.
Cataloochee, a 6 mile journey which lasts about 30 min starting at I-40 and U.S. 276. this is a Two-way, dead end road.
Cherokee Orchard Road, a 3.5 mile stretch lasting only 15 minutes, beginning in Gatlinburg to Roaring Fork, a Two-way, paved road.
Heintooga Ridge, a 14 mile, 1 hour trip along Balsam Mountain Road, a Two-way, paved road.
Parson Branch is only an 8 mile journey but takes about an hour through Cades Cove, a One-way, unpaved road..
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