| stylish suites add fireplaces and soaking tubs, and cottages have porches and golf carts. there are also 3- to 5-bedroom houses with kitchens. other amenities include an outdoor pool, a gym and a spa. minimum-stay rates may apply. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. set on a 4,200-acre farm, this high-end resort in the great smoky mountains is 10 miles from tuckaleechee caverns and 15 miles from great smoky mountains national park. activities include fishing, horseback riding, hiking, tennis and archery. elegant rooms feature chic country-style decor, plus flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi. there's a renown fine-dining restaurant (for guests aged 10 and over), and a casual eatery
McGhee Tyson Airport 35 min
Little River Railroad/Lumber Museum (16 min)
Quaint local museum dedicated to preserving the region's logging & railroad heritage Cades Cove (58 min)
Valley in Great Smokey Mountains National Park with a loop route, wildlife & preserved homesteads. Carter Shields Cabin (1 hr) Townsend Visitors Center (17 min) Spruce Flats Falls (31 min)
Rocky hiking area around a forested mountain creek, including a waterfall with a swimming hole. Abrams Falls Trail (1 hr 1)
Hiking, waterfall, american black bear, and park Cades Cove Visitor Center (1 hr 2)
Visitor center on a loop trail, with displays on local animals, mills & Native American tribes. Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center (20 min)
Tennessee mountain history museum offering exhibits & artifacts plus a village of period buildings. The Sinks (34 min)
Picnicking & photography are popular at this short, scenic waterfall accessible from a parking lot. John Oliver Cabin (40 min) Chilhowee Mountain (11 min)
Long mountain ridge with multiple peaks & a scenic parkway riding along its crest. Cades Cove Missionary Baptist Church (48 min) Look Rock Picnic Area (24 min) Tuckaleechee Caverns (19 min)
These chilly caverns have stalactites, stalagmites & an underground stream & waterfall. Spence Field (34 min)
Hiking, bears, backpacking, camping, and mountain | 
