Appalachian
Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$$$
Townsend bistro at Dancing Bear Lodge serving refined Appalachian cooking.
Townsend, TN
Blount County · pop. 550
Brewery
Peaceful Side Social Brewery & Craft Kitchen
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$
Townsend brewery and kitchen on the Lamar Alexander Parkway near the park entrance.
Golf Course
Wild Laurel Golf Course
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$
Full-service par-70 18-hole course in Townsend at the edge of the Smokies.
Environmental Education
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$
Residential environmental learning center inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Townsend.
Heritage Museum
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$
Townsend museum and historic village interpreting 10,000 years of life in the Smokies.
Cave Tour Attraction
Tuckaleechee Caverns
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$
Townsend show cave with a 210-foot underground waterfall, billed as the greatest site under the Smokies.
Mountain Lodge
Dancing Bear Lodge & Appalachian Bistro
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$$$
A 38-acre Townsend lodge with 28 cabins, villas and cottages plus a farm-to-table Appalachian bistro.
Campground
Little River Campground and RV Resort
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$
Year-round Townsend campground on the Little River with tent sites, full hookups and glamping cabins.
RV Park
Big Meadow Family Campground
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$
Award-winning big-rig RV park on former farmland between the mountains and the Little River in Townsend.
Independent Motel
Highland Manor Inn
Townsend, Blount Co. · $
Family-owned hilltop inn two miles from the park entrance, run by the Headricks for more than four decades.