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Balsam Mountain Road
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
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Gatlinburg Resort Chalets N/A 1.0 mi 1.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Moutain Laurel Chalets N/A 1.1 mi 1.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Riverhouse at the Park €73 1.2 mi 2.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
The Lodge at Buckberry Creek €160 1.4 mi 2.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Fairfield Inn Gatlinburg Downtown €79 1.5 mi 2.4 km 4 of 5 stars
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Volunteer Pizza and Subs 1.0 mi 1.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Peddler Restaurant 1.3 mi 2.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Park Grill 1.3 mi 2.1 km 4 of 5 stars
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Charlie's Bunion 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Abrams Falls Trail 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Cades Cove 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Attraction type: Scenic drive
Address: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

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“Lovely, solitary drive”
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4 of 5 stars
Bluecuzco   124 contributions
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nov 18, 2007
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If you are looking for views, stay on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Balsam Mountain Road has views, but only those of the cool forest canopy above sloping downwards to the valleys far below. From its high starting point at Balsam Mountain it slowly descends until reaching Big Cove Road in the Cherokee Reservation. Its twists and turns are a study... more

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