Area Info

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• The Dragon - US 129, better known as the Dragon, will test your skills. 318 curves in 11 miles. The Punkin Center Motorcycle Resort is only 400 yards off Highway 129 and 9 miles from the start of the Dragon
• Blue Ridge Parkway - A fantastic road with beautiful scenery, overlooks, and occasionally wildlife. 65 miles
• Cherohala Skyway (HWY 165) - This mile-high mountain road from Robbinsville, NC to Tellico Plains, TN is more scenic and less crowded than the Blue Ridge Parkway. 30 miles
• Foothills Parkway - Scenic drive overlooking the Great Smoky Mountains and the Maryville/Knoxville Valley. On US 129. 9 miles
• Clingmans Dome (Newfound Gap) - NC & TN state line. Twenty-four miles of paved road to the highest peak in the Smoky Mountains National Park. 56 miles
• Deal's Gap - TN and NC state line at US Hwy 129 & 28. Home of the Sport Touring Accessories store, dealsgap.com, and Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort - 24 miles
• Townsend, TN- Picturesque foothills town on the Little River featuring Tuskaleechee Caverns, river tubing, biking, horseback riding, and family fun. 32 miles.
• Vonore, TN - At Hwy 360 & US Hwy 411. Includes many sites, plus the Overhills Driving Loop, a 75-mile circuit that skirts many of the old town sites in the Little Tennessee, Tellico, and Hiwassee river valleys. 12 miles
• Fontana, NC - Holds the highest dam east of the Rockies—480 feet high. 34 miles
• The Great Smoky Mountains - America's number 1 National Park with something for everyone. 35 miles
• Cades Cove - Go back in time to the early settlement days in the Smokies. This 11 mile loop features old homes, churches, cemeteries, horseback riding, wildlife, and many backwoods exhibitions near Townsend, TN. Cades Cove Road is an 11 mile loop road that accesses the cove. A scenic 50 mile drive.
• Tellico Plains, TN - At Hwy 68 & US Hwy 411. Hwy 68 going out of Tellico Plains has some good twisties. 19 miles
• Gatlinburg, TN- A tourist mecca in the Smokies. Shop to your heart's content in the hundreds of specialty shops. Visit the aquarium. 51 miles
• Pigeon Forge, TN- A veritable playland for all ages. Stage shows, go carts, helicopter tours, motorcycle rental, mountain souvenirs, and something different every weekend. 44 miles
• Dollywood - Dolly Parton's 125 acre Smoky Mountain theme park in Pigeon Forge, TN. Located in Sevierville, TN. 45 miles
• Dry Falls, NC - Located near Highlands, NC and the Cullasaja River. 62 miles
• Harrah's Casino - Casino and entertainment center located in Cherokee, NC. 56 miles
• Robbinsville, NC - Noted for its ramp festival and local artisans. 32 miles
• Little Tennessee River - Boat and fish on miles of waterway with scenic mountain views all around. 4 miles
• Antique Hunting - There are many small towns within an hours drive with small antique stores to explore.
• Whitewater Rafting - Try the Nantahala, the Ocoee, or several other whitewater rafting destinations. All within a reasonable one and a half hour's drive.
• Back Roads Galore - Hundreds of miles of secluded mountain backroads for those who need to get away in their jeeps or dual sports.
• Fly Fishing - Hundreds of miles of desolate mountain creeks to try your skills.
• Sightseeing - Waterfalls, mountain creeks, scenic byways, quiet trails, and mountain top vistas all await you.

And so much more!