Smoky Mountains

Take a look back at 2015 with us! It was a great year, and an especially great year on our Pinterest page! We’ve put together our top 9 Pinterest pins, so you could take a look at the beautiful views from our year. Be sure to pin these images to your Pinterest pages, too!Read More

Hiking is a favorite pastime of the Smoky Mountains. With 150 official trails in the Smoky Mountains, you are bound to always find a new adventure during your visit. The majority of the Smoky Mountains hikers come during the warmer months, but what they don’t realize is how absolutely wonderful the Smoky Mountains are in the winter. Winter in the Smoky Mountains is a magical time with beautiful snow covered mountains, frozen waterfalls, and giant beautiful icicles. It is an experience that you don’t want to miss. Though winter hiking in the Smoky Mountains is a beautiful experience, it is still very important to be prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws your way. Here are some tips on how to prepare for winter hiking in the Smoky Mountains. Read More

The Great Smoky Mountains are the perfect destination for your Christmas vacation! Whether you are seeking a romantic holiday escape with your sweetheart or a Christmas reunion with a large family, Amazing Views Cabin Rentals has the ideal property for your getaway. Here are the top five reasons to celebrate the holidays at our Smoky Mountain Christmas cabin rentals:Read More

The secret is out! If you and your family or group love the Smoky Mountains fall colors, you are not alone. In fact, Yahoo! Travel recently named fall in the Smoky Mountains among the best budget vacation destinations for travelers. Read More

If you are anything like us, then you are more than ready to pack away your winter coat and welcome spring in the Smoky Mountains with open arms. We are ready to trade icicles for chirping birds and snow for blooming flowers.Read More

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is celebrating a record breaking 2014! The number of Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitors hit a high.Read More

When you’re visiting Gatlinburg, there’s so many great things to see and do, but one of the most popular is spending time in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Lots of people forget some of the important things to remember about the national park, so we’re sharing 5 Great Smoky Mountains National Park facts you don’t want to forget:Read More

The Alum Cave trail in the Smoky Mountains is one of the most popular hiking trails that gets visitors started on their way to Mount LeConte. As part of an ongoing plan to restore many of the trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Trails Forever crew is putting full focus into this restoration during the trail closure. Here’s the plan for the Alum Cave Bluffs trail:Read More

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for its beautiful natural scenery and abundance of wildlife. Elk are the largest of all the animals in the national park, and many people make their way to the national park to spot the elk. But through the end of October and beginning of November, the elk are extremely dangerous and national park officials are warning guests to keep their distance.Read More

Are you traveling with a large group to the Smokies? When you have larger groups, it may be difficult to figure out exactly what to do while you’re visiting. To help you out, we’ve put together a few things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with a large group.Read More

Every year, as the temperatures begin to drop and summer fades into fall, the hills of the Great Smoky Mountains undergo a stunning transformation from being covered with shades of green into shades of red and orange. A highlight of any Smoky Mountain vacation during the fall season is to take in the views of the natural beauty of the mountains.Read More

The autumn season is always a difficult one for vacationers because it’s not easy to decide which week is best to visit to see the fall colors. You can’t arrive to the Smoky Mountains too early or you may miss the colors, and if you arrive too late, the colors may be fading away.Read More