| a cottage and a 3-bedroom cabin are also available. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there are also barbecue grills and horseshoes for guest use, plus access to fishing. all offer views of the pool area or the tuckasegee river. functional rooms feature kitchenettes with minifridges, microwaves, toasters and coffeemakers. amenities include 2 pools (1 for children) and a riverside park with a bonfire pit and picnic tables. this relaxed, family-owned motel is situated at the edge of the nantahala national forest and is 5 miles from the great smoky mountain railroad
McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 10
Museum of the Cherokee Indian (9 min)
Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Mingus Mill (16 min)
1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. Santa's Land Fun Park & Zoo (15 min)
Year-round Santa Claus-themed park with rides, a gift shop, a zoo & paddle boating in a lake. Newfound Gap (38 min)
Alpine road featuring the Rockefeller Memorial, honoring the Great Smoky Mountains park financer. Clingmans Dome (50 min)
Mountain with a seasonal road, paved trail & observation tower, plus an information center & store. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (15 min)
Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. Oconaluftee Indian Village (9 min)
Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Mountain Farm Museum (14 min)
Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. Mingo Falls (22 min)
120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (10 min)
Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. Andrews Bald (53 min)
Grassy double peak in the Smoky Mountains, with hiking trails through forest & meadows. | 
