[Ed in GA]

Originally Posted by CycloneBandDad

Hi all. I am going to be in Pigeon Forge (or somewhere nearby) in late August for work meetings, and I was hoping for any local pointers to good spots for indulging in our hobby. I am staying the hell away from Dollywood, though... Looking more for local landscape views, waterfalls, things of that nature. I'll have only limited time, evenings and late afternoons, to go out and play. I'll have some access to a rental car, and I've already warned my partner-in-crime that he may get dragged off into the Great Smokies park to try and catch some sunsets during the week. Either that or he loses the car for one evening!

Suggestions welcome!

Jim

Of course, you'll want to go to Newfound Gap and Clingmans dome for some of those great afternoon sunset shots.

Here's a link to some Waterfalls that you can hike to if you have two to three hours of daylight.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Waterfalls (U.S. National Park Service)

Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and the Great Smoky Mountains are just about my favorite place to visit.

The waterfalls should be pretty good now since there has been quite a bit of rain in the mountains this year.

And, if you can, visit Cades Cove.

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And, another good link.

http://www.gsmnp.com/pages/hiking.html