Things To Do
Cades Cove
Cades Cove is a scenic valley surrounded on all sides by mountains south of Townsend, Tennessee. A popular 11-mile one-way loop road encircling the valley provides access to hiking trails, opportunities for wildlife viewing, and chances to explore the many historic homesites, cemeteries, and churches. The area also holds a visitor center, campground, picnic area, and riding stable.
Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster
Unique, mile-long downhill roller coaster where riders control velocity & braking.
Tuckaleechee Caverns
Tuckaleechee Caverns of Townsend, TN. Known as the “Greatest Site Under the Smokies” are the highest rating Cave or Cavern of the Eastern United States. Carved inside the earth’s oldest mountain chain and estimated to be between twenty to thirty million years old, the Caverns are rich in history and lore in recent years as well. You will find the “BigRoom” on one end of the tour that could almost fit a football stadium inside it. On the other half of the tour you get to view “SilverFalls”. It falls 210 feet from top to bottom and the tallest subterranean waterfall in the Eastern US . Millions of formations are viewed along the 1.25 mile round trip adventure.
Wild Laurel Golf Course
AT WILD LAUREL GOLF COURSE, WE ARE ALL ABOUT CONSERVING NATURE AND ENJOYING THE GIFTS OF OUR REGION. Wild Laurel Golf Course is nestled in a cozy valley of the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee. We invest in the region by using environmentally sound practices from our greens upkeep to our locally-sourced tavern fare. We, along with our guests, relish in the extraordinary views and often leave with tales of wildlife sightings unique to the mountain ecosystem we protect and maintain. Wild Laurel Golf Club is proud to be Audubon International Certified, maintaining environmentally sound practices.
