Smoky Mts and NC and SC Fall 2023 Trip Oct 27-30th 2023
Arrive at 8am to pick up rental car. Try to get on road by 9:30am.
https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm
3.5 hours to Gatlinburg Welcome Center 9-5
1011 Banner Rd, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
13 mins to Sugarlands Visitor Center 9-5
1420 Fighting Creek Gap Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
40 mins to Clingmans Dome Visitor Contact Station 10-6pm
40 mins Oconaluftee Visitor Center 9-5
1194 Newfound Gap Road
Cherokee, NC 28719
1.75 hours to Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233100088/philip-matthew-leadbetter
35.6017307,-83.8136491
Russell Gregory – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7655987/russell-gregory
18 mins to Cades Cove Visitor Center 9-5
35.58528953857696, -83.84284210516707
Sunset 6:44pm
1.5 hour to Leave by 4:00 pm Arrive by 5:30pm to Anakeesta they are open 9-9pm
Astra Lumina starts at 7:45pm but can start as soon as 7:15pm
576 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (traffic light #5)
Guests can find convenient parking nearby such as 520 parkway Gatlinburg.
Gatlinburg Ghost Walk
- Activity date: Friday, October 27, 2023
- Start time: 9:00pm
- Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before.
- Meeting location: 520 Parkway Gatlinburg (meet next to the fountain)
Sunrise 7:51 at Clingmans Dome then blue ridge parkway
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site 10-4
1800 Little River Rd, Flat Rock, NC 28731
Sandburg Home tours are available Sat 10/28/23 at noon
Jennifer’s new place – 1319 Pine Spring Dr #3, Hendersonville, NC 28739
1 hour to Cowpens National Battlefield | Visitor Center, 4001 Chesnee Hwy, Gaffney, SC 29341
9:00 AM–5:00 PM Wednesday to Sunday
40 mins to Kings Mountain National Military Park, 2300 Park Road
Blacksburg 29702
9:00 AM–5:00 PM Wednesday to Sunday
3.5 hours to Maybe Fontana Dam 9-7
Tail of the Dragon
Maybe
2 hours to Linn Cove Viaduct 36.090332, -81.814252
Mile High Swinging Bridge 2050 Blowing Rock Hwy, Linville, NC 28646
