Townsend (the quiet side of the Smokies)
- ★ 4.0
- 35 min south
- Day trip from Knoxville
Townsend 35 minutes south of Knoxville at the Smokies' quiet entrance, offers slower-paced dining as the alternative to Gatlinburg's Parkway crowds.
Checked by Elliot Marsh against its source.
The trip
- Famous for
- Quiet small-town dining adjacent to Cades Cove
- Getting there
- Drive Highway 321 south to Townsend; the alternate Smokies entrance from Knoxville.
- Distance
- 35 min south of Knoxville
Make a night of it
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