Bryson City, NC is located just 30 miles due south of Gatlinburg, TN, but your experience couldn’t be more different. See the Smokies without all the crowds, but with plenty of activities, music, festivals, shopping and restaurants.

Here’s just a sampling of what you can enjoy on your visit to Bryson City:

Take a scenic train ride
Visit a smoky mountain train museum
Take a whitewater rafting ride
Go fishing - fly fishing for trout just minutes away in Deep       Creek, or fish for bass in Fontana Lake
Take a jet boat ride on Fontana Lake
Visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mountain bike the Smokies
Take a horseback ride
Visit a family fun park
Visit an Indian Village
Take a chance at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
Watch an outdoor drama: Unto These Hills
Travel the Blue Ridge Parkway

And, of course - just 5 minutes away - hike and tube Deep Creek with our own JJ's tube rentals.

And just an hour away…
Visit Biltmore Estate
See Fontana Dam
Drive the Cherohala Skyway

And there's more! We’ll be happy to help you plan what to do while you’re here. Just ask!