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more info requested on smoky mountains
Hi all,
I posted about a week ago about a possible late March trip to the Smoky Mountains. Thanks to all of you, we have decided to do this trip with our two teenagers. So, just a few more questions... We plan to stop at Land Between the Lakes, Mammoth Cave, Nashville (daughter (17 y.o.) is "sick of just hiking in mountains and seeing waterfalls", so we added this to the itinerary), and Smokey Mountains (for the poster who suggested these, along with the Arch, the arch would have added a lot of time to our trip, as we are on the shore of Lake Michigan). Are there any particular trails/ sites we should definitely see in the Smokeys or Land Between the Lakes? Nice places to stay? We are considering staying at the Deer Ridge Lodge (or condos???) near the park (I think about 15 miles away from what I can tell on the map). Any good or bad points about this place? Thanks! Shelly |
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BSJM wrote:
Are there any particular trails/ sites we should definitely see in the Smokeys or Land Between the Lakes? Nice places to stay? Sites to check in the Smokies will include Cade's Cove and Clingman's Dome. You can't avoid Gatlinburg, T-shirt shops and tourist traps, esp. with teenagers, but it's fun and right there at the foot of the mountains. Someone else suggested a side trip to the Biltmore in Asheville; that's a good idea. Be warned: that's a longer drive than it looks on the map if you drive Hwy. 441 from Tennessee -- not a bad thing, just make sure you allow a full day if you're driving from the Tennessee side; I-40 on the way back. Land Between the Lakes will be quiet in March; the visitors center is the obvious choice, and several trails lead off from there. Some trails wind along the lakes/rivers; check out a map when you get there. There's a wildlife rehabilitation center. Fort Donelson, just south of the Land Between the Lakes, is a relatively minor but well-preserved Civil War battle site park. (Franklin, near Nashville, is larger.) Check out Patti's on the Pier, a very good restaurant in Grand Rivers. Do not skip dessert. There are chain motels at Draffenville and around Kentucky Dam Village, but you might check into the state park lodges at Kenlake (Aurora) or its twin on Lake Barkley (Cadiz). Dine at one of those if nothing else, for the view over the lake. (Breakfast would be a good choice.) There are many locally-owned motels in and near Aurora. Do a search in this group on Google for things to do in Nashville; there have been a few threads in the last few months. |
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Cades Cove mentioned before great choice,go morning or dusk place loaded
with deer feeding at those times.Some bear activity depending on time of year, go mid week avoids crowd. Horseback in Cove ride is good. If you have teenagers night in Gatlinburg cannot be avoided, take em to Hard Rock, burgers fajitas decent with fair price, food with entertainment, fun atmosphere. Ripleys aquarium is cool. check out my webpage for oliviashideaway.com, I rent my cabin out but also has links to things in area. email for more info, I live here and have rental info for you whether my place or not. Cabins are now as affordable as hotels plus save on food costs, breakfast/lunch at cabin, dinner out saves a ton of money. |
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