Townsend (Tennessee)

Townsend is a city in Tennessee on the western side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is one of the park's main gateways.

By air
Mc Ghee Tyson Airport is located a few miles west in Maryville, accessible via US 321.

By car
From Knoxville, US Route 129 from downtown and the Pellissippi Parkway/Interstate 140 connect to Townsend.

See

 * Great Smoky Mountains National Park
 * Abram's Falls
 * Ace Gap
 * Cades Cove Loop Road
 * Cades Cove Museum/Thompson-Brown House
 * Cable Mill Visitors Center
 * Chestnut Top
 * Cucumber Gap Loop
 * Elkmont Historic District
 * Foothills Pkwy
 * Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
 * Gregory Bald
 * Gregory Bald Trail
 * Hitch Pond
 * Laurel Falls
 * Little River Road
 * Lumber Ridge
 * Middle Prong
 * MTN Trax
 * Oconaluftee Visitor Center
 * Pleasant Hill Vineyards
 * Rich Mountain
 * Rich Mountain Loop
 * Russell Field
 * Schoolhouse Gap
 * Spence Field
 * Sugarlands Visitor Center
 * Thunderhead Mountain
 * Tremont Outdoor Resort
 * Tuckaleechee Caverns
 * Tuckaleechee Caverns Biking Trail
 * Tuckaleechee Cove
 * Wears Valley
 * West Prong

Do

 * Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon
 * Smoky Mountain Classic
 * Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival
 * Smoky Mountain Snowdown: Winter Heritage FestivalTownsend Spring Festival
 * Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon
 * Smoky Mountain Classic
 * Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival
 * Smoky Mountain Snowdown: Winter Heritage FestivalTownsend Spring Festival
 * Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon
 * Smoky Mountain Classic
 * Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival
 * Smoky Mountain Snowdown: Winter Heritage FestivalTownsend Spring Festival

Go next

 * Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Adjacent
 * Maryville is a small college town 20 minutes west of Townsend and half an hour south of Knoxville.
 * Gatlinburg. About an hour's drive.
 * Chattanooga. About two hours' drive to the home of the Tennessee Aquarium.
 * The Museum of Appalachia  in Norris. About 30 minutes north of Knoxville on I-75. See how settlers in Southern Appalachia lived. This area was once "the Wild West". The museum features pioneer artifacts and authentic buildings. There are special events in the spring, the Christmas season, and the Fourth of July (anvil shoot!).
 * Oak Ridge, Manhattan Project site and host of the annual Secret City Festival. About an hour west