Hotels in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

A little about Pigeon Forge...

Pigeon Forge is a city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,083.

Pigeon Forge is a popular tourist stop, its largest attraction being Dollywood, and the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park. U.S. 441 is the major highway through town, connecting to Interstate 40 in Sevierville to the northwest, and going past Gatlinburg through the park and to Cherokee, North Carolina to the southeast. The Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum is also located in Pigeon Forge.

The name of the city itself refers to the Little Pigeon River, a river on which the city was first founded as a furnace and iron forge by Isaac Love in 1820.

Attractions and events:

Attractions and events abound in Pigeon Forge, including internationally-known Dollywood, the award-winning Country Tonite Theatre, the Miracle Theater and the numerous season based events held there like Winterfest. The natural beauty of the area due to its proximity to the Nationl Park and the attractions in the Pigeon Forge draw around 11 million people a year. A new attraction is the Halsons Helicopter Museum.

Car and truck shows
Pigeon Forge has become the southeast mecca for car and truck enthusiasts. The calendar of car and truck show events runs from April through September and has included the following:

Spring Grand Rod Run
Chevy/GMC Truck Nationals
Hooter's GMC/Chevy Truckin' Nationals
Annual Smoky Mountain Classic Chevy Roundup
Great Smoky Mountain Truck Show
Silver Dollar Open Rod Run
Pontiac Car Club Show
Camaro, Chevelle, Nova Nationals
Cobra Mustang Club
Shades of the Past Rod Run Show
Fall Grand Rod Run
Smoky Mountain Model-A Car Rally

Just as Pigeon Forge today stands proudly on its legendary history, it also looks forward to the unfolding of its future as a lively, constantly-growing tourism mecca for as long as the Smokies entice visitors to the natural beauty found in their peaks and valleys.