Glenstone Lodge and the park roads — 4 days in Great Smoky Mountains
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Glenstone Lodge and the park roads

Gatlinburg and the park roads. 4-day Great Smoky Mountains trip for 4 people: Pancake Pantry breakfast, Cades Cove loop, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. Stay at Glenstone Lodge. About $635 per person, estimated, checked Oct 27, 2026.

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Costs

Restaurants$144
Activities$0
Flights$1,920
Lodging$477
About $635 / person for 4 people (estimated, checked Oct 27, 2026)$2,541 estimated

Estimate · prices last checked 2026-10-27.

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Day by day

Day 1 2026-12-27

Knoxville to Gatlinburg is about an hour. Pancakes, then an early night. The parkway is the traffic.

  • EveningPancake Pantry breakfastA Gatlinburg breakfast estimate. The line is the reason to go early.$72
  • OvernightGlenstone LodgeA Gatlinburg hotel on the parkway. One standard room. The park is a drive, not a walk.$159Book on Booking.comWe may earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. How we make money

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Day 2 2026-12-28

Cades Cove early. If the loop is stopped, that is the day, and it is still a good one.

  • MorningCades Cove loopAn eleven-mile one-way loop. Go early. The wildlife stops the traffic.FreeBook this on ViatorWe may earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. How we make money
  • EveningPancake Pantry breakfastA Gatlinburg breakfast estimate. The line is the reason to go early.$72
  • OvernightGlenstone LodgeA Gatlinburg hotel on the parkway. One standard room. The park is a drive, not a walk.$159Book on Booking.comWe may earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. How we make money

We may earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. How we make money

Day 3 2026-12-29

Roaring Fork when the road is open. It is one-way and it is not a hike.

  • MorningRoaring Fork Motor Nature TrailA one-way park road when it is open. No ticket. Pull off only in the marked spots.FreeBook on recreation.govWe may earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. How we make money
  • OvernightGlenstone LodgeA Gatlinburg hotel on the parkway. One standard room. The park is a drive, not a walk.$159Book on Booking.comWe may earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. How we make money

We may earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. How we make money

Day 4 2026-12-30

Checkout toward Knoxville. Sunday afternoon traffic on the parkway is the thing to miss.

  • Free day.