Southeast
Western North Carolina Road Trip
A six-day loop through Cherokee, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, Mount Mitchell, and Chimney Rock — where to base yourself, what to see each day,…
East Tennessee Road Trip
Our own East Tennessee road trip through the Smoky Mountains: Gatlinburg, Cades Cove, Newfound Gap Road, Elkmont, Townsend, and easy day trips beyond the park.
Things to Do in Upstate South Carolina
Nine stops across Upstate South Carolina’s mountains and one Greenville park, with real costs, trail lengths, and what to skip.
Fontana Lake
Fontana Lake sits below Fontana Dam on the edge of the Smokies, with boat-in campsites, the Road to Nowhere tunnel, and plenty of open water…
Abrams Falls Trail
Abrams Falls Trail is a moderate 5-mile round trip from Cades Cove to a 20-foot waterfall on Abrams Creek. Here’s the trailhead, parking tag cost,…
Elkmont Campground
Elkmont Campground pairs 220 tent and RV sites with a preserved ghost town of century-old cabins and the Smokies’ famous synchronous firefly show.
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Guide
A stop-by-stop guide to the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail near Gatlinburg: the 5.5-mile loop’s historic cabins, tub mills, waterfall trailheads, hours, and parking.
Foothills Parkway
A driving guide to Foothills Parkway: the 33-mile west section, the Cosby-to-I-40 east section, Look Rock Tower and Campground, the Missing Link, and the parking…
Cataloochee Valley
Cataloochee Valley is the Smokies’ quiet elk valley — an 11-mile gravel road in, historic chapels and homesteads, and almost none of the crowds.
Mount LeConte
Five trails climb Mount LeConte to a mountaintop lodge, a backcountry shelter, and sunset views from Cliff Tops — here’s what each route and night…
Newfound Gap Road
A stop-by-stop drive down Newfound Gap Road, from Sugarlands to Oconaluftee, with the overlooks, the Rockefeller Memorial, and what the road does in winter.
Deep Creek Smoky Mountains
Everything to know about Deep Creek in the Smoky Mountains: tubing, camping, the waterfall loop, and where it is legal to catch crawdads nearby.
