Top 10 FREE Things To Do In Gatlinburg

Check out our list of these Top 10 FREE things to do in Gatlinburg (but there are many more!).

1. Walk on the Parkway where you'll find more than 200 unique shops, dozens of restaurants and attractions for all ages.


2. Stroll along River Road that runs along Little Pigeon River one block off the Parkway.


3. Jump in your car and explore a collection of historical sites on Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail.


4. Drive to Greenbrier for tubing, swimming, hiking, sunbathing, wildlife watching, a nature hike or mountain biking.


5. Visit Sugarlands Visitor Center located at Great Smoky Mountain National Park's main northern entrance two miles south of Gatlinburg.


6. Enjoy Cades Cove, a western valley in Great Smoky Mountains National Park where historical cabins, farmhouses and churches are maintained.


7. See Gatlinburg from a bird's eye view from the two overlooks in the National Park.


8. Indulge in a little culture as you browse the galleries of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.


9. Take a trolley (the brand new all-day Trolley Pass is only $2.00!) or your car and visit the eight-mile loop of the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community.


10. Stroll the Parkway and take in the free and fun collection of personalities and performers at Gatlinburg's 3rd annual Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales™.