Me and my boyfriend had a weekend getaway in Gatlinburg. We stopped here at the visitors center cause we didn't know alot about the trails. We stopped here and got a free map which was great and $1.00 for a detailed trail map. We asks the staff for the closet waterfall. They showed us to the trail and we found... more

only living about 45 minutes away, I come to the smokies quite often, this is one of my favorite places to visit. The day is not complete without a stop to the sugarlands visitor center. The gift shop is wonderful and the staff very friendly and helpful. I could spend hours in that shop and the nice thing about it... more

I highly reccomend stopping at this visitor center and seeing the movie. It is only 20 minutes long. There are also some great exhibits on nature in the park and a great gift shop. Also, some helpful staff that give you recommendations based on the time you have in the park. There is also a cool 3D map of the... more

We stopped here first to get a map, and we were rewarded with much more than we expected. The rangers warned us to leave as soon as possible since we planned on visiting Cades Cove. They told us that soon the traffic would be picking up and we might miss it if we left right away. We picked up a... more