Route to Pigeon Forge, TN

[re...@nwlink.com]

Time's too short in May to drive to N. Carolina from Washington State, so
we're going to fly to Fayetteville, NC, and then drive to Pigeon Forge, TN and
then return to Fayetteville. We'd like to make a loop, that is, not retrace
our route there and back Our intended vehicle is a van so we can stay at at
campground or two. We have about 10 days for the round trip.

I've looked at the shortest, fastest and scenic routes. The shortest looks
like two lane unpaved road, with lots and lots of curves. I won't mind if it
is scenic and worth the slow driving. I would appreciate your
recommendations.

Thanks

Gail
In the Great Pacific Northwest

[Lisa Martin]

I'll leave the route to the experts, however, we can drive from home to
P.Forge in 1 day. We ALWAYS make it a 2-day trip and take the winding,
two-lane roads. Stretching out the arrival through those mountains is to be
savored. Ahhhhh. Have a wonderful trip.
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[B C Jones]

From Fayetteville, Take NC 87 north to Sanford. Take US 421 North to
Greensboro. Take I-40 West to TN. Take US 321 into Gatlinburg, then on
over into Pigeon Forge. On the return trip, take US 441, also called the
Newfound Gap Road over the Smokies into Cherokee. If you have plenty of
time, I would recommend following 441 on down to US 64 near Franklin. Take
US 64 East to Brevard. This section of the state is known as the "Land of
the Waterfalls." Maybe not as nice as the PNW, but we like it. From
there, I would take US 276 North to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Parkway
back up to Ashville, the I-40 back the way you came.

Ben
00 Niagara
Winston-Salem, NC

Remember when a camper was a person, not a vehicle?

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[Arnold & Jennifer Pomerance]

re...@nwlink.com wrote:
>
> Time's too short in May to drive to N. Carolina from Washington State, > so we're going to fly to Fayetteville, NC, and then drive to Pigeon > Forge, TN and then return to Fayetteville.

A question comes to mind: Why Fayetteville? Do you have relatives
there? Fayetteville is over 300 miles from Pigeon Forge! Why not
Charlotte or Asheville?

> We'd like to make a loop, that is, not retrace our route there and > back Our intended vehicle is a van so we can stay at at campground or > two. We have about 10 days for the round trip.
>
> I've looked at the shortest, fastest and scenic routes. The shortest > looks like two lane unpaved road, with lots and lots of curves. I > won't mind if it is scenic and worth the slow driving. I would > appreciate your recommendations.

If you want scenic, take NC 87 north to US 421. Follow US 421 west
until you get to the Blue Ridge Parkway. THIS is a scenic parkway; the
speed limit is 45 mph and there are places to camp near the Parkway.
Plus, it takes you down to US 441 which will then take you to Pigeon
Forge.

Going back to Fayetteville, try taking US 321 to the Foothills Parkway.
When you get to US 129, head east. (BTW, US 129 is a VERY curvy road,
but it is scenic and there are places to pull off the road.) Once
you're over the state line, take NC 28 (another curvy but scenic road)
to US 64. Take US 64 east until you get to US 74. Take US 74 east
until you get to Laurinburg. Here you'll take US 401 to Fayetteville.

A longish trip, but certainly do-able in 10 days.

Jennifer
89 Dodge Grand Caravan
96 Flagstaff 176SD

[Jewel]

"A question comes to mind: Why Fayetteville? Do you have
relatives there? Fayetteville is over 300 miles from
Pigeon Forge! Why not Charlotte or Asheville?"

I wondered the same thing. When we go to GSMNP (even the NC side)
it takes us almost 7 hours to drive from Goldsboro to Bryson
City!

Jewel
1999 Coleman Niagara
1996 Chevrolet Tahoe

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[re...@nwlink.com]

In article <38C6BFC8...@mindspring.com>, Arnold & Jennifer Pomerance <an...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>re...@nwlink.com wrote:
>>
>> Time's too short in May to drive to N. Carolina from Washington State, > so
> we're going to fly to Fayetteville, NC, and then drive to Pigeon > Forge, TN
> and then return to Fayetteville.
>

>A question comes to mind: Why Fayetteville? Do you have relatives
>there? Fayetteville is over 300 miles from Pigeon Forge! Why not
>Charlotte or Asheville?

>Jennifer

>89 Dodge Grand Caravan
>96 Flagstaff 176SD

Family is in Fayetteville. Thanks for the route recommendation.

Gail
47.32.65/-122.10.01

[Jean G, Watts]

From Fayetteville, I'd take US-74 to I-26, which takes you to I-40, or totally I-40 west. I-40 will take you through Asheville, & across the state line. Then watch for the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge exit, not sure of the number, sorry.

421 will take you farther north than you really need to be. It comes up to Boone NC. The Blue Ridge Parkway is 45 mph all the way, which will slow you down considerably.

We're considering going either at Easter or for Mother's Day ourselves. We've been trying to find a campground that doesn't charge extra for our kids, both under 18. But haven't had much luck so far. We're now considering staying in one of
the parks in the GSMNP instead. It might be farther to drive, but we're a family & want family rates.

Rick & Jean, Lenoir NC
99 Coleman Santa Fe, 99 Dodge Ram

Arnold & Jennifer Pomerance wrote:

> re...@nwlink.com wrote:
> >
> > Time's too short in May to drive to N. Carolina from Washington State, > so we're going to fly to Fayetteville, NC, and then drive to Pigeon > Forge, TN and then return to Fayetteville.
>
> A question comes to mind: Why Fayetteville? Do you have relatives
> there? Fayetteville is over 300 miles from Pigeon Forge! Why not
> Charlotte or Asheville?
>

> > We'd like to make a loop, that is, not retrace our route there and > back Our intended vehicle is a van so we can stay at at campground or > two. We have about 10 days for the round trip.
> >
> > I've looked at the shortest, fastest and scenic routes. The shortest > looks like two lane unpaved road, with lots and lots of curves. I > won't mind if it is scenic and worth the slow driving. I would > appreciate your recommendations.
>
> If you want scenic, take NC 87 north to US 421. Follow US 421 west
> until you get to the Blue Ridge Parkway. THIS is a scenic parkway; the
> speed limit is 45 mph and there are places to camp near the Parkway.
> Plus, it takes you down to US 441 which will then take you to Pigeon
> Forge.
>
> Going back to Fayetteville, try taking US 321 to the Foothills Parkway.
> When you get to US 129, head east. (BTW, US 129 is a VERY curvy road,
> but it is scenic and there are places to pull off the road.) Once
> you're over the state line, take NC 28 (another curvy but scenic road)
> to US 64. Take US 64 east until you get to US 74. Take US 74 east
> until you get to Laurinburg. Here you'll take US 401 to Fayetteville.
>
> A longish trip, but certainly do-able in 10 days.
>