These are the best mountain towns in Tennessee for outdoor activities, national park access, and family-friendly vacations.

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Theres a specific combination of nostalgia, awe, and reverence associated with the mountains of Tennessee.

If that kind of adventure is up your alley, book a flight withFlying Camp Paragliding.

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

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Gatlinburg

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Gatlinburg is a busy littlemountain townand a gateway toGreat Smoky Mountains National Park.

For a mix of outdoor fun and luxury accommodations, book a few nights atUnder Canvas Great Smoky Mountains.

He also suggestsLittle Arrow Outdoor ResortorDancing Bear Lodgefor overnight visitors.

An old wagon is silhouetted inside a rustic barn in eastern Tennessee

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For a quick hike, tryLittle Fall Branch Falls Trail, a 0.9-mile out-and-back route thats marked as easy.

To try some of that moonshine yourself, stop byAdventure Distilling Companyfor tastings and live music in the summertime.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA townscape in the Smoky Mountains.

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Civil War cannon on Lookout Mountain aiming toward Chattanooga, Tennessee

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A road to All Saints' Chapel in Sewanee, Tennessee

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Historic old mill on the Pigeon River

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Aerial view city of Townsend in Tennessee next to the Smoky Mountains

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The middle prong of Little Pigeon River in Autumn color at Great Smoky Mountains National Park provides scenic beauty matched by few other natural places.

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A beautiful stream with small rapids in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby.

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Aerial view of Tennessee’s oldest town, Jonesborough. Jonesborough was founded in 1779 and it was the capital for the failed 14th State of the US, known as the State of Franklin

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