One Of Tennessee's Most Beautiful Hotels Is Hiding Just Outside A National Park
Meghan Kraft
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Tennessee is known for its gorgeous natural vistas and beautiful hiking trails, crystal clear lakes, and rushing rivers. No matter how perfect the Volunteer State may be as a natural wonderland, we need a bit of comfort when the night draws near and bedtime gets close. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is perfect for daytime adventuring, and we found the perfect hotel near the Smoky Mountains for you to lay your head at night. Care to take a look?
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Please head on over to the Dancing Bear Lodge page of Expedia.com for any more information and to reserve your room for your next stay. Being so close to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a huge perk, and we would suggest you take a trip to Cades Cove. If you catch the day just right, you can even bike the whole thing on one of the vehicle-free days.
If you’d rather hike through the night, check out this crazy neat overnight hike in East Tennessee. It’s amazing!
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park
While I stay at the Dancing Bear Lodge what are some great things to do in town?
Here are a couple of great things to do close to the Dancing Bear Lodge:
- Drive Cades Cove
- Explore Townsend
- Hike to Clingmans Dome
- Explore the Elkmont ghost town
- Hike the Alum Cave Trail
- Adventure in Tuckaleechee Caverns
Townsend is known as the quiet side of the Smokies. Whereas Gatlinburg is more filled with attractions Townsend is where you can go to slow down and really take in all the natural beauty this side of the Great Smokey Mountains. Quiet does not mean boring, there is still a smorgasbord of activities to do in this peaceful little town. With the Smokey Mountains being only 10 minutes away it’s easy to see why you would want to drive over to be a part of this amazing national park. Cades Cove is the biggest draw for people. Traveling along a one-lane road filled with historic buildings and views that are hard to turn away from. We recommend you know ahead of time that this can be very busy and may take quite a bit of time to drive through because when wildlife comes out to visit all cars will stop. So be patient, take it slow, and really take in all the beauty Cades Cove has to offer. Not far from Cades Cove is a nice waterfall right off of the road called The Sinks. Townsend is a wonderful little town and was also rated as one of the best small-town vacation spots in the whole united states. Take a trip further into The Great Smokey Mountains and you can visit Clingmans Dome. This is a great spot to watch the sunset. Also, check out the Elkmont ghost town. Or hike the every popular Alum Cave trail. If you want to go deep into a real cavern though we recommend The Tuckaleechee Caverns. This interesting cave has many great rock formations and even a huge room almost big enough to fit a football stadium inside! Plus you can see a 210-foot waterfall underground for something truly unique.