Stay at the Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort

Gatlinburg, Tennessee has a reputation as a resort city. It is friendly to tourism and has been described as having a Vegas-style ambiance to its shopping centers, even while bordering the scenic Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The national park is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere Reserve. It is consistently ranked as one of the most visited parks in all of the United States, with about 10 million tourists annually.

About 95% of the park is made up of forest. Inside, tourists can expect to see over 100 native trees, 5,400 plant species, 66 types of mammals, 50 native fish, and hundreds of other types of reptile, avian and amphibian life. Other attractions in the area include skiing, shopping, golf, amusement parks, Ripley's Aquarium, and numerous music concerts and theaters appropriate for a family audience.

The Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort combines luxurious accommodations with a rustic environment, ideal for tourists looking for the definitive Smoky Mountain experience. The resort offers nature trails and hiking with easy access to and from the national park. The resort is also near Gatlinburg as well as neighboring Pigeon Forge, where you can find shopping centers and homemade crafts, as well as attractions like Dollywood, a theme park owned by country star Dolly Parton.

The beautiful Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort offers guests rustic luxury villas, along with stone fireplaces, fully equipped kitchens, access to two swimming pools, and a garden spa tub in the master bathroom. There's also the south's largest indoor water park...Wild Bear Falls. This 60,000-square foot water park pays tribute to some of the national park's own attractions with featured rides like the Cades Cove Lazy River and Laurel Falls.

If you want to experience Smoky Mountain National Park, then make plans to at the Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort.