Fall Color Peak in the Great Smoky Mountains: Where to Go and What to Do Part II

We are at best of peak leaf season right now in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Wears Valley and Cades Cove will be the best places to see the best fall colors for 2012 through this weekend. Starting next week the last round of fall color will start in the leaves as reds and maroons from the hardwoods start to pop.

The highest elevations from about 3,200 feet and above are pretty much done already. The fall color this year was good high up in the Smokies even though we have had very few cold days - at this point just 2 light dustings of snow along the ridgelines and the Blue Ridge Parkway at the highest point. Most days are still in the 70's.

The best color now is at the lowest elevations from around 800 feet to 2,500 - perfect for road trips in and around Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and the Great Smoky Mountains national park. Cades Cove still has color on the valley floor and up the mountainside. The picture below is from Cades Cove this week and yesterday it was in the 70's!

Black Bear are very active right now in the park and surrounding areas and will continue to be until December as they are foraging for acorns to fatten up for their winter sleep. The Deer are getting more active in rut so you can see male deer called bucks sparring - best seen in Cades Cove around sunrise and dusk. The elk rut is winding down fast and will be done by next week.

Along with bright colored leaves, fall means fresh local apples in the Smokies and there as some great places close by to enjoy them. In Pigeon Forge, visit Applewood just off the parkway. Outside Gatlinburg there is Baxter's Orchard on 321. Continue down 321 into Cosby for my favorite place for apples, apple cider and what locals call the best apple pie: Carvers. Their restaurant is top rated too!

Fall color and comfortable weather is a great time to take one of the many zip-line tours in the area. There is a zip line in Dollywood, 2 in Pigeon Forge, 1 outside Gatlinburg and a new zip line in Wears Valley.

Speaking of Dollywood, now is a great time to visit the world class top rated theme park Dollywood where you can enjoy comfortable weather, the Southern Gospel and Harvest Celebration taking place until October 29th. The Southern Gospel and Harvest Celebration is the biggest Southern gospel festival in the Smokies with free concerts! Rent a cabin and you can buy the cheapest Dollywood tickets around.

Don't have a great place to stay and you want to see the best of the best fall color this weekend? There are only a few cabins left and if you act fast you can get 10% off any cabin rental for this weekend by using discount rental code TLMR10. Click here to search for a cabin to rent. (discount applies to new cabin rentals only)

New Pigeon Forge - Gatlinburg Tennessee Cabin Rental Booking Engine for the Great Smoky Mountains of TN

There is now better brand new way to rent a cabin or chalet in America's most popular tourist destination in the mountains, the Great Smoky Mountains of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Tennessee along with nearby Wears Valley and Sevierville Tennessee. Cabins of all sizes, all near the Great Smoky Mountains national park, the Dollywood Theme Park, Dolly's Splash Country Water Park, 2 convention centers, dozens of shopping centers are all listed with a fresh new looking web site, more information and now cheaper cabin rental rates on top rated cabins.

The new cabin rental booking engine is now faster loading with more photographs of each cabin for rent with larger pictures of each cabin as well. There are now more amenities listed for each cabin in an easier to read format that will let you switch faster from Photos and overview information to the brand new review and ratings section and the rates and availability calendar. See at a glance the 6-month real time calendar or search instantly for the dates you want, bedrooms, sleeps size and cabin location up to a year in advance.

One of the exciting new features just added to the Pigeon Forge Cabin rental booking engine is the ability to enter Cabin Rental discount and coupon codes for special promotions without having to make a phone call to make a reservation. Book your cabin or chalet in the Smokies 24 hours a day 365 days a year online and get the lowest price when it is convenient for you, not when the office is open!

If you still need to speak to a reservationist before you can rent the Smoky Mountains cabin or chalet that you are interested in, they can be reached from 9 am to 9:30 pm 7 days a week except for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day at either (800)508-6070 or at (865)428-5551.

What more could you want? A large inventory of top notch cabins and chalets served to you on faster loading pages, with better search features, larger and more numerous photographs of the cabins, new lower cabin rental prices, ratings and reviews all on the best cabins and chalets for rent in the Great Smoky Mountains.

This new cabin rental booking engine can be found on AMRCabins.com where you will find cabins for rent in Sky Harbor, Chalet Village, Wears Valley, Bluff Mountain, Shields Mountain, Riverpointe, Echota Resort, Brothers Cove Resort, Walden Creek, Caney Creek, McCarter Hollow, Eagle Springs Resort, inside and outside the Gatlinburg city limits, inside and outside the Pigeon Forge city limits, and inside and outside the Sevierville city limits. With so many cabin to choose from the hard part will be figuring out which one you want to rent!

Try out the new Pigeon Forge Cabin rental booking engine.

Fall Color Peak in the Great Smoky Mountains: Where to Go and What to Do Part I

If you are looking for the best peak fall colors in the Great Smoky Mountains, it just does not get better than this! The next 2 weeks will be the best time to come to the Smokies to leaf peep and even 3 weeks from now, you will still be able to find great fall foliage colors in the Smokies.

This year the weather has not allowed for a very productive berry and acorn crop so animals such as black bear, elk and deer can be easily seen in and around the Great Smoky Mountains national park foraging for food. This year's weather in the Smokies has also another bonus for people coming here on vacation - bright brilliant fall colors from the mountain peaks to the valleys that will stick around longer than usual.

An early spring made for great wildflowers and being dryer than normal for much of the year, there were very few rain-out days where you had to sit in your cabin rental or worse yet, hotel room. This fall has also been dry with few storms and just enough moisture to keep the leaves on the trees, so as the days get shorter and the temperature drops we can have the most vibrant colors.

Weather predictions call for continued mostly dry weather - great for leaf peeping to see the best colors from your car or by hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains national park with just enough moisture to keep the leaves with fall color on the trees longer than usual.

As of today, there is peak color along the top of the Great Smoky Mountains and all along the Blue Ridge Parkway that starts right at the entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains national park. Just along Newfound Gap Road from Gatlinburg Tennessee to Cherokee North Carolina the approximately 33 mile drive is loaded with fall color and there is still some vibrant greens in the lower elevations.

Newfound Gap Road (US 441) has dozens of pullouts where you can safely enjoy and photograph the great fall colors in the mountains, streams and rivers and the waterfalls that are all right by the roadway.

Some of the best sweeping vistas of fall color can be found by Newfound Gap at the Tennessee-North Carolina border. The best fall color this morning was at 3,400 and above. While you are up top, be sure to take the 7-mile drive up Clingmans Dome Road to the second highest point east of the Mississippi. Bring a jacket or sweatshirt, as it can be at least 10 degrees color up top than what it is in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge.

Great fall color can also be found on the other major roads in and around the GSM national park, such as the Foothills Parkway East between I-40 and Cosby, State Road 321 between Cosby and Gatlinburg, the Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Wears Valley Road 321 between Pigeon Forge and Townsend running through Wears Valley, and the Foothills Parkway West from Walland to the parks Abrams Entrance.

Roads inside national park that have the best drives to see the fall colors besides Newfound Gap Road are Little River Road Between Gatlinburg and Townsend, Laurel Creek Road from Townsend to Cades Cove, The 11 mile Cades Cove Loop Road (the mountains are covered in color!) and the 2 exit roads from the Cove: Rich Mountain Road to Townsend and Parsons Branch Road to the Dragons Tail.

There is also a lesser used motor trail just behind the city of Gatlinburg off Cherokee Orchard Road. The Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail has fantastic color and stunning vistas showing off great fall color, lots of black bear activity, historic cabins, barns and buildings and access to many hiking trails of various difficulties. The most stunning hiking trail right now to see fall foliage is the Trillium Gap Hiking Trail to Brushy Mountain - a moderate 6 mile round trip to the most stunning year round views in the park.

Between Gatlinburg and Townsend, just off Little River Road is the Elkmont section of the park where you can also see plenty of fall colors and easy access to the Little River Hiking Trail, which is very gentle to walk trail right along a beautiful river with many waterfalls, huge boulders and beautiful views and again, great fall color!

Lastly, fall color means it is also elk rut season in the Great Smoky Mountains national park. In 2001 and 2002 a total of 52 elk were introduced back into the wilderness in a remote part of the Great Smoky Mountains national park. The herd now numbers 140 and the fall colors are at their best this week in the Cataloochee Valley where many of the large male bull elk bellow and fight each other to gather of group of female elk cows to mate.

If you have not seen elk in rut, this is not something to be missed. Best viewed the first and last 2 hours of daylight. Be sure to maintain at least the legal distance of 150 feet from any elk - or bear for that matter.

The 10 mile drive into the Cataloochee Valley and the roads within the valley have great colors and some stunning long sweeping vistas. For the more rugged, you can drive a 20-mile dirt road from Cosby all the way into Cataloochee.

The best location to stay in the Smokies to see the best fall colors in the Great Smoky Mountains is in the Gatlinburg - Pigeon Forge area of Tennessee. There is nothing better than to come back to a beautiful cabin and after a great dinner, slip into a hot tub or watch the flickering flames in the fireplace with someone special.

Fall Color Peak in the Great Smoky Mountains: Where to Go and What to Do Part II will have up to the minute fall color updates as well as more activities that make the Smokies Americas favorite vacation destination.

New Log Cabin with Great Mountain Views for Rent in Wears Valley Pigeon Forge Resort

Finding the perfect cabin to rent in the Smoky Mountains is easy since there are now so many in a private mountain community just outside the city of Pigeon Forge in the Wears Valley area called Brothers Cove.

The Brothers Cove Log Cabin rental resort is proud to announce one of these great cabins: Simply Breathtaking a large 1 bedroom log cabin rental that will hold up to 6 people.

When you park in the level driveway you will be impressed by the massive size and beautiful design on the log cabin purchased on the edge of the mountain with a fantastic view of the Smoky Mountains and the woods around you.

Simply breathtaking views of the Smoky Mountains and the surrounding woods with a spacious interior and fun, fun, fun is what you will find when you rent the Simply Breathtaking 1 bedroom log cabin.

This really is a 2 bedroom cabin, but one of the bedrooms has been turned into a game room with a pool table and television. In the Game room there is now a sleeper sofa so of course it can still be used as a bedroom.

The living room of the Simply Breathtaking cabin has a great view of the mountains which is enhanced by the huge windows and with comfortable seating such as the sleeper sofa it makes a great place to enjoy the view or the big screen TV. Why not just sit back and watched the flickering flames and feel the warmth from the wood burning fireplace with a log mantel and stone front? What a place for a vacation!

The master bedroom is another place you and that special someone can enjoy the beauty of and coziness of a fireplace. The master bedroom also has a rustic yet very comfortable queen size bed and a TV along with a VCR/DVD player. You even have access to your own private deck with rocking chairs from the master bedroom.

The Simply Breathtaking cabin is very affordable as a honeymoon cabin or romantic getaway cabin for 2 but still has enough room to hold as many as 6 guests very comfortably.

Simply Breathtaking - Pigeon Forge TN 1 Bedroom Log Cabin - Sleeps 6 1 Queen size bed, 2 Sleeper sofas, Hot Tub, Jacuzzi, Game room with Pool Table, Wood burning Fireplace in Living room, Big screen TV with Satellite Service, Gas Fireplace in Bedroom, TV in Bedroom, Charcoal Grill, Dishwasher, Washer/Dryer $150 - $185 per night (holidays higher) Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent This Cabin Online Now

How to Have a Cheap and yet Great Vacation in the Pigeon Forge Smoky Mountains

Everyone wants a cheap vacation in today's economy. In some regions tourism is down by as much as 40%, but here in the Smoky Mountains tourism is actually flourishing and increasing in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Tennessee. Why? Because you can have a great vacation in the Smokies at a very cheap price!

How can it be other areas are losing visitors and yet tourists are flocking in droves to the Smokies? No other vacation destination is more convenient and none offers a better value for your hard earned money that the Smoky Mountains do.

The Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Smoky Mountains are a day's drive from the Deep South, the North East United States and even most of the Midwest. Even though the Smokies aren't that far away, there are some ways to improve your gas mileage before and during your road trip to save money on gas.

First of all check your tire pressure and make sure all of your tires are properly inflated. Besides saving on gas, this is a great way to stop premature tire wear and more often than not, air is free. Make sure the spare is properly inflated too!

Next it's a great idea to improve gas millage and reduce engine wear change your motor oil. Better quality synthetic oil saves money on mileage and will let you engine last longer.

If it has been more than 30,000 since your last transmission fluid change it wouldn't hurt to do that too though you won't see as much in mileage savings as an old change or proper tire inflation and transmission is not a cheap part to replace in a car so why not spend a few bucks to save a part that will cost thousands to replace?

Before your road trip to the Smokies, look through the car and trunk and remove anything that doesn't need to be along on the trip. Any extra weight robs gas mileage and when you take a long trip it really adds up. Keep necessary things such as your spare, jack, flashlight and a first aid kit in the car - you want a cheap vacation not a miserable one.

When packing for your trip to the Smoky Mountains really ask yourself, do I need this? Since the better vacation accommodations in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg often have a washer and a dryer for you to use for free, maybe you just don't need to pack that many clothes even for an extended stay. Remember it their electricity and hot water so what not come home with clean clothes?

On the road avoid fast acceleration and having to pass everyone on the road. You are on vacation, take it easy! You want a cheap relaxing vacation! In the mountains avoid using cruise control and accelerate and decelerate gently. Use the roads in the Great Smoky Mountains national park when you can, the speeds are low and the elevation gains and drops are less than that of the roads outside the park so you will save money on gas!

In the summer, most new cars get better mileage with the windows rolled up and the AC on. I prefer to keep the windows open to enjoy the fresh Smoky Mountains air so here the luxury of fresh air overrides being cheap by using the AC.

Though packing up car with the whole family instead of flying is a great way to save money, there are cheap flights through Allegiant Air to the Knoxville airport with fares as low as $39 each way if you book your flight far enough in advance. Knoxville is less than an hour away from the Smoky Mountains and there are plenty of cheap car rentals in the Smokies.

Once you arrive in the Smokies on your vacations you will see if it's not hard to have a great time on a very cheap budget. You will never run out of fun Family Friendly indoor and outdoor activities and with as many things there are to do in the Smoky Mountains and more attractions being built every day, there is always something new to do each time you return to vacation on the Smokies.

The biggest attraction in the Smokies that attracts almost 9.5 Million visitors a year won't charge you one cent to enter the park, hike on more than 800 miles of trails, take one of 4 auto tours, visit historic buildings, attend hands on demonstrations or bicycle all around the Great Smoky Mountains national park. For a cheap price on a Smokies vacation nothing beats free and that's what you will pay to enjoy America's favorite national park!

Looking to take the family to one of the top rated theme parks in the country with live performances that will astound you, top notch amusement park rides for kids of all ages including the wooden roller coaster thunderhead which reaches speeds of 55 miles an hour and a 100 foot drop! How fast does a scream move? Found out here in Dollywood where you will have all thrills you could want at the adventure yourself or through the eyes of your children!

In the Dollywood theme park you can watch artisans at work making handicrafts as they did hundreds of years ago here in the Smokies. Like what you see? Well there are almost 40 places where you can buy crafts of Dollywood trinkets for a just little or a lot - there is something for everyone here!

If you get hungry going from ride to ride and who wouldn't get hungry wandering around in a 125 acre park there is plenty of food to enjoy from a huge all you can eat buffet filled with good old southern cooking to real fresh Berries in cream perfect on a hot summers day in more than 30 restaurants and other places to eat in this huge, clean and safe family vacation spot in the Smokies.

Ok so know that you know how to spend money in Dollywood how can you save money? Well first of all if you stay in one of the best cabins or chalets for rent on the Smokies you save money right away because you can buy Dollywood theme park tickets at a deep discount. Besides cheap Dollywood tickets so of the log cabins for rent close to Dollywood are so close you won't have to pay for parking - you can walk there! Save gas, save time, save money on Dollywood tickets - doesn't get better than this!

Here are a few hints to save money at Dollywood besides getting cheap Dollywood tickets: arrive after 3 pm and you get a free ticket to come back the next day. If you want to really save money keep some snacks and drinks in a cooler in your car - you won't even have to walk - there are free shuttles!

Another way to enjoy your vacation in the Smokies is to save by having at least breakfast and some of your snacks at home. One of the biggest time wasters when on vacation is waiting in line to be seated and then for your food and finally your check to arrive.

Even prepackaged breakfast foods that you throw in the microwave in the Cabin you rent with save you lots of money and precious vacation time. And why not pack a lunch for a picnic in the Smoky Mountains national park instead of waiting in line to buy fast food?

Bringing the kids along? Well who wants to be cramped in a hotel room when for about the same price you can have a few bedrooms and TV's, relax in the hot tub and many of the best cabins for rent have Game Rooms or pool tables! How about renting a cabin with FREE swimming pool access in the summer? You can't beat free!

Having a cheap vacation doesn't mean you have to have a bad vacation. In the off season (January through May, if you stay a week or longer there are a bunch of 1 2 and 3 bedroom cabins that you can rent for only $99 a night!

Looking for a discount or an already cheap cabin rental rate? Well there are last minute Discounts, free night offers, and 10 discounts for AAA Members, Kroger card members, AARP members, Active Military Serviceman and women and the latest discounts just added in are for 10% off for members of the Friends of the Smokies and the Great Smoky Mountains Association. All of these cabin rental discounts are good all year long (except holidays).

Hint: Not a qualified member of any of these organizations? On your way into the Smoky Mountains stop by the visitor center in Sevierville on 66, or the visitor center on Gatlinburg or along the Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge and become a member for the park instantly for only $25 (fully tax deductible) and save 10% on your cabin rental. Even with the cheapest rental out there you save money, get a tax break and help the Great Smoky Mountains national park along with the other benefits of being a member!

It won't just be a good vacations - it's a GREAT vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains! Cheap to get to with cabins that are cheap to stay in along with cheap entertainment all around. What a place to take your family on a cheap vacation!

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Free Nights Stay on a Vacation Rental in the Smoky Mountains July - September 2009

Everyone is looking for a bargain on their family summer vacation and in these tough times and who can blame them? Well now someone is doing something about it! American Mountain Rentals the premier Smokies Cabin and Chalet Rental company is offering huge unheard of discounts in the summer and early fall peak vacation rental seasons!

For any new reservations for 3 nights or more on a Smoky Mountains Log cabin or mountain chalet in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg or Sevierville in July, August or even in the fall season in September, you will get at least 1 free nights stay!

• Stay for 3 nights and get the 4th night for Free
• Stay for 4 nights and get the 5th night for Free
• Stay for 5 nights and get the 6th night for Free
• Stay for 6 nights and get the 6th night 1/2 off and you get the 7th night Free

What will you do with your extra free nights stay? Perhaps you want to purchase some discount Dollywood Theme Park tickets or Splash Country Water Park tickets and either make the little ones you take on vacation eyes sparkle in delight or relive your own childhood in America's beloved theme park right in the heart of the Smokies and just minutes from any chalet or cabin rental. Some cabins for rent so close to Dollywood - some are walking distance!

Maybe you will want to spend that extra free day's night stay being lazy along a river in the Great Smoky Mountains national park which just tuned 75 - or take an exhilarating hike up to the 2nd highest mountain peak east of the Mississippi.

Picnicking, auto touring or biking in Cades Cove, hiking on more than 800 miles of stunning trails, fishing for trout in the Smokies creeks, streams and rivers, exploring historical buildings and just enjoying the beautiful scenery at every turn are waiting for you in Americans most visited national park: the Great Smoky Mountains national park.

Maybe you just want to be lazy on your free days stay and take the kids and yourself to one of the swimming pools and lounge in the sun and splash and swim in the pool. There are almost 40 beautiful cabins and chalets for rent with free swimming pool access ranging from charming 1 bedroom units on up to a huge 8 bedroom vacation rental lodge that has!

Like your water sports in a natural setting? Spend that extra free day on your Smokies vacation floating down the Little River on a tube just enjoying the green canopy of trees overhead and the cool clear water on the river. Tube rentals and shuttles back and forth all day long are as cheap as $8 a day in Townsend Tennessee - just minutes from any of the cabins for rent in Pigeon Forge.

Want a little more excitement in your water sports on your free days stay in the Smokies? You can go for some world class 4 and 5 white water rapids or if you want try your hand at Kayaking in the Smokies. There are guided white water rafting and Kayaking trips or just bring your own!

Maybe you want to take all that money you saved on your free nights stay in a cabin in the Smokies and go on a shopping spree in one of the many outlet stores in Pigeon Forge such as the Belz Outlet Mall, the Tanger Five Oaks Mall and Tanger Outlet Center or any of the other outlet stores along the Parkway in Pigeon Forge or Sevierville. There are also hundreds of shops in Gatlinburg and of course the Smoky Mountains artist community just outside the city limits of Gatlinburg.

Then again, why all the running around on your free day and nights stay in the Great Smoky Mountains? Stay at your cabin in the Smokies and enjoy the views of the mountains, woods or river, lounge around in the hot tub and after you get out grill up some homemade BBQ and enjoy it outside in the fresh air.

Inside you can relax and watch a movie or shoot a game of pool or even play Foosball as many of the cabins and chalets in the Smokies for rent have a game roomIsn't the whole idea of a vacation in the Smokies to take it easy?

So how great is this exciting free night's stay in a cabin in the Smokies? It's so good that you better act fast as this offer for a free nights stay in Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg can be withdrawn without notice and is subject to availability and cannot be combined with any other discounts or special offers.

What are you waiting for? Enjoy the vacation or getaway of a lifetime and get a free nights stay!

July 4th Events in Gatlinburg and Smoky Mountain Rentals

The 4th of July is a great time for a family to get away and take a vacation and the Smoky Mountains is a favorite destination of many because of the fun events, perfect location and you can still find a few great cabins and chalets for rent in Gatlinburg.

4th of July Independence Day events start earlier in Gatlinburg Tennessee than anywhere else in the nation with the famous Nations First 4th of July parade taking place at midnight to an estimated 100,000 spectators.

Gatlinburg's 34th Midnight Independence Day parade will also include a special 75th Anniversary event in celebration of the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To commemorate this historic even there will be a Presidential Motorcade with vintage automobiles and vintage motorcycles to escort the motorcade with everyone wearing costumes from the 1930s.

The recreation of the FDR presidential motorcade will be part of a mile long parade that will also include a large contingent of our armed services men and women, marching bands, equestrian displays and of course parade favorites: elaborately decorated parade floats and helium balloons.

The city of Gatlinburg is already starting to get decorated with flags and red white and blue and before the parade even begins on the night of the 3rd, the whole parade route in the city of Gatlinburg will feature pre-parade entertainers will get everyone excited about the parade to follow.

Gatlinburg is a great location as you can enjoy so many family friendly activities such as the Great Smoky Mountains national park, many Ripley's attractions such as the world class Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, Believe or Not Museum, the Glades arts and crafts community, tons of fine restaurants and close by there is white water rafting, horseback riding and so much more.

Right now there are still a few 1, 3, 5 and 8 bedroom cabins and chalets for rent in Gatlinburg available on the Fourth of July independence day weekend - all just minutes away from all the action.

Fourth of July in your own cabin in the Smokies, what could be better?

Rent a Huge Luxury Cabin in the Smoky Mountains for less than $25 a person!

It what can only be described as they best deal on a luxury cabin rental in the Great Smoky Mountains: King of the Mountain - a huge 8 bedroom log cabin is rent for only $499 a night during the month of May!

Since the King of the Mountain cabin holds up to 22 people, if you fill this cabin up with your friends and family it will cost less than $25 a night per person to rent this spectacular beauty!

Think about it. You can bring a huge group together to enjoy the beautiful Smoky mountains during springtime and enjoy the million dollar views of the mountains from more than 1,800 feet of deck space and from every room in this huge log cabin for rent - and you will save a bundle at the same time.

It not just the great views and the giant deck with an over sized hot tub, outdoor furniture and gas grill so you can all enjoy a cookout, it's the huge spacious and beautiful interior of this cabin you will love too!

Stunning wood floors, walls and ceilings are the perfectly finished off with the huge log furniture, open spaces and the plentiful large windows letting the stunning view of the Smokies to permeate into every room.

The bedrooms are spacious and comfortable and there is room for up to 22 people to sleep in this big 8 bedroom cabin in Gatlinburg Tennessee with 6-1/2 bathrooms.

There is plenty to see and do right around the King of the Mountain Log cabin being so close to Dollywood and all the attractions in Pigeon Forge and Americas favorite place to enjoy the outdoors, the Great Smoky Mountains national park along with more family friendly entertainment than you can see in a month and it is all just minutes away.

So why leave this big cabin high up in the Smoky Mountains because you have everything you need right here: A large living room, a fully equipped modern kitchen, big dining area and even a game room!

Everyone will love hanging out in the living room which has a big screen high definition television mounted over the fireplace and plenty of seating with the 3 sofas, 2 love seats, and 2 recliners.

Some of the more adventurous will want to go to the game room where they can play some exciting games of pool, or just sit back in the comfy chairs.

This $499 per night rental special is only good if you book right now to stay this month. Offer not valid on Memorial Day Weekend.

Where else could you find such a big luxurious cabin for rent in the Great Smoky Mountains with fantastic views for such a cheap price? You can even get discounts to Dollywood too!

UPDATE: The Cabin named King of the Mountain above is no longer available for rental, but has been replaced with a NEW King of the Mountain 7 bedroom cabin!

The new King of the Mountain VII is cheaper at $450 - $595 a night depending on season and is even better maintained with even better views!

Is it loaded with features? You bet! Just check out this listing:

King of the Mountain VII - Sleeps 16 7 Bedroom Log Cabin rental with stunning views above the city of Gatlinburg that will sleep 16 people with 7.5 Bathrooms, 3 King Size beds, 4 Queen size beds, 1 Sleeper sofa, Pool Table in Game Room, Nintendo Game Cube System, Hot Tub, Gas Fireplace, Lots of Deck space with breathtaking views. Steep driveway with parking for 5 cars, Central Air Conditioning and Heating, linens and towels and this luxury cabin has Seasonal Swimming Pool Access. Free Unlimited Long Distance phone calls and FREE WIFI Wireless HIGH SPEED Internet Access! Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent This Cabin Online Now

Easter vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains

This Easter weekend is going to be a very special treat for anyone coming to vacation in Gatlinburg Tennessee, Pigeon Forge or Sevierville in the Great Smoky Mountains.

The crowds are lighter than usual and even though the wildflowers are out and there has been lovely spring weather in the Smokies for weeks, last night there was a light dusting of snow in the mid elevations on the mountains and even a few inches of snow in the upper elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains national park.

The weather for this Easter Weekend is expected to be in the mid 50s to 60s and the high points in the national park will still have some snow on the ground which can be seen in the distance. What could be more perfect for an Easter vacation in the Smoky Mountains?

We suggest a drive through Cades Cove in the GSMNP where the valley floor is warm and the deer will be out enjoying the green grass and you will find plenty of beautiful wildflowers.

For the adventurous at least one momma back bear and her cubs have been spotted in Cades Cove this past week from the roadway even though it's still early to see them.

Dollywood is now open for the season and you can now get discounted Dollywood theme park tickets with a cabin and chalet rental and get to miss most of the crowds that come in the summer!

As always there's lots of indoor activities in the Smokies but with spring weather in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg and winter weather just a few minutes drive away this Easter Vacation in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee can't be beat!

The outlet malls in the area are looking for business so prices have been slashed in most of the stores making this a perfect time to pick up some really good deals on clothing, shoes, housewares, home accessories, tools - just about anything you can imagine is on sale in the stores all around Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Sevierville Tennessee.

There are also some specials deals to be had in the whole artist community in the outskirts of Gatlinburg Tennessee. The artist community stretches for miles which will make for a beautiful drive past the rolling hills and green fields of the farms framed by the Great Smoky Mountains with fresh snow at its peaks!

Hurry and rent a cabin or chalet for an Easter getaway in the Smokies now as there are some real bargains still left but they won't last long.

Pigeon Forge 2 Bedroom Log Cabin for Rent: A Breeze

Trying to figure out where to rent a great 2 bedroom cabin in the Smoky Mountains is A Breeze once you check out this wonderful vacation home. With a great location in Pigeon Forge, fantastic views, and lots of amenities – this is a great place to rent for your next vacation!

High atop a mountain looking out over woods and the Smoky Mountains foothills you will be able to enjoys great sunset views and the peaceful serene view during the day and billions of stars at night! Image all of this less than 2 miles from the Pigeon Forge Parkway!

Enjoy the great views from most of the rooms inside the A Breeze log cabin or you may prefer lounging around on one of the 2 covered decks where you will find a hot tub with privacy slats and a picnic table with chairs so you can all dine outside under the stars. Everyone loves the swing on the lower deck looking out at the mountains and woods.

Inside A Breeze you can play pool on the pool table, watch TV on one of the 3 TV's in the cabin with Direct TV satellite service or pop a movie into either the DVD or VCR or put some music on the Stereo and enjoy the fireplace!

A Breeze - Pigeon Forge TN 2 Bedroom Log Cabin - Sleeps 6 1 King Size Bed, 1 Queen Size Bed, 1 Queen Sleeper Sofa, Hot tub, Pool table, Fireplace: electric, This private log cabin has fantastic mountain and sunset views, 2 decks and a Game Room! $170 - $195 per night (holidays higher) Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent This Cabin Online Now

How to Have All Fun and Games in the Smoky Mountains

What's the best vacation you can have in the Great Smoky Mountains? It would be a vacation filled with Fun and Games of course! Where should you stay in the Smokies? With American Mountain Rentals of course!

Big kids, little kids, grownups that never grew up and grownups just looking to have fun everyone will love all of the fantastic cabin and chalet rentals in the Smokies. From simple 1 bedroom cabins and cottages to huge multi story log cabins for rent in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Tennessee that holds more than 20 people, everyone loves our cabins.

Once you step inside one of these beautiful rustic log cabin rentals in the Smokies the fun and games begin! Do you want to mix up some refreshments at a wet bar and enjoy the out on one of the decks or in a Theater Room with theater seats? What about watching the Superbowl, playoffs or world series in your own theater?

Had enough lounging around yet? Now it's time to become part of the action in one of the game rooms! Inside the game room you will find things like a Pool table, Foosball table, Air hockey table, Shuffle board game, Basketball game, Dart board and some even have game consoles!

Even when the kids are in bed the fun and games don't have to end. Cuddle up inside by the fireplace and enjoy the glow of flickering flames or step outside and sit back and enjoy the beauty of the Smoky Mountains - or climb right into warm bubbling waters of the hot tub and look up at the stars. Don't forget the romantic Jacuzzi whirlpool tubs inside!

Memories filled with all fun and games in the Smokies will last a lifetime!

Rent a cabin here. Not all cabins have all of features listed above. Check descriptions carefully for each rental unit.

Suite Temptations: Wears Valley 2 bedroom Cabin for Rent

It isn't often you can find such an amazing vacation rental cabin in the Smoky Mountains such as Suite Temptations. What makes it so sweet and such a temptation? The master bedroom suite in the rustic log cabin in Wears Valley near Pigeon Forge will blow you away!

Rustic cabin on the outside sitting off of a country road with no other cabins right on top of you, huge master bedroom suite and beautiful decorated interior design on the inside. This 2 bedroom log cabin for rent in the Smoky Mountains is comfortable and spacious!

What part of Suite Temptations will temp you most? Is it the Hot tub outside with the wooded view? Or is it the romantic Jacuzzi tub inside or is it the fact you can enjoy either a gas fireplace or an electric fireplace? What about the pool table where you and up to 5 other guest can take turns playing pool?

Located 1/4 mile off 321/Wears Valley Road you are less than 10 minutes from the Parkway in Pigeon Forge and even closer to the Great Smoky Mountains national park. Less than 15 minutes and you will find yourself in charming Townsend the gateway to Cades Cove and in less than 20 minutes you are in downtown Gatlinburg - but then again - why even leave this spacious 2 bedroom cabin for rent in the Smokies that holds up to 6 people?

Suite Temptations - Pigeon Forge TN 2 Bedroom Log cabin - Sleeps 6 1 King Size Bed, 1 Queen Size Bed, 1 Queen Sleeper Sofa, Hot tub, Fireplace: gas and Fireplace: electric, Pool table, Jacuzzi, This 3 story Log cabin is secluded with a wooded view and a huge master bedroom suite! $145 - $165 per night (holidays higher) Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent This Cabin Online Now

Martin Luther King Day Vacation Specials in the Smokies

Winter is a great time to visit the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and this Martin Luther King Day weekend will be no exception for those looking to come to and stay in the Great Smoky Mountains to have a great time and get a great deal.

This is a great time to come to Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Sevierville Tennessee as the stores and restaurants are not as crowded as they are in season. Plenty of the outlet stores have fantastic sales right now and many of the attractions have off season rates.

You can take a drive or hike in the Great Smoky Mountains national park and find peace and tranquility and enjoy the fresh crisp mountain air. Now that the leaves are down from some of the trees you will find that there are far more mountain and valley views you can appreciate and the cooler weather brings far better visibility - especially in higher elevations.

Now is also the perfect time to rent a cabin or chalet in the Smoky Mountains and get away from it all and with the long Martin Luther King holiday weekend, even more time to unwind that a quick weekend getaway.

The Smoky Mountains weather forecast calls for cold nights where you can relax in the hut tub or around the fireplace and warmer days so you can get out and see the sights. The current weather also calls for a dusting in the higher elevations - perfect to enjoy the sight of snow in the Smokies but not enough snow to create problems in driving and getting around.

While other companies are raising their prices for the Martin Luther King day holiday weekend, the Smoky Mountains premier cabin rental company: American Mountains Rentals is offering people who want to rent a cabin or chalet a weekend special where you can rent a cabin or chalet for 2 nights and get the 3rd nights rental for free.

Customers who wish to take advantage of this special offer need to act fast so book your Smoky Mountains cabin rental online today or call (800)508-6070 and mention the Martin Luther King day cabin and chalet rental specials.

This special cabin rental offer has expired. We still have other discounts on cabins for rent in the Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Smoky Mountains.

Sevierville Events Center: Convention Center and Accommodations

The Smoky Mountains has been for years a great meeting place for family reunions, church groups and now businesses.

Gatlinburg has had a nice convention center for years but not be outdone; Sevierville Tennessee has recently opened its own huge modern convention center.

The Sevierville convention center is know as the Sevierville Events Center and has a huge exhibit hall, ballroom, meeting rooms and an outdoor exhibit area.

Sevierville's location is convenient for visitors, exhibitors and the convention centers logistical design with 10 berths and almost 2 acres of paved storage area allows for efficient trucking and handling of supplies and exhibits in and out of the Sevierville Events Center saving exhibitors time, money an aggravation.

The exhibit hall is slight less than 110,000 square feet and can be subdivided into to sections so that more than one show can run concurrently.

For dinning, speaking engagements, lectures and social events the 19,000 square foot ballroom is able to accommodate any function in style. The ballroom in the Sevierville Events Center can be divided into as many as 4 sections.

Meetings and even small events can be held in one of the 7 meeting rooms which range in size from 500 to 5,000 square feet.

Outside the Sevierville convention center near the exhibit hall there is almost 55,000 square feet of outdoor exhibit area which can be tented.

Inside the Sevierville Events Center you will find it is spacious and beautifully appointed. The lobbies are large with ample room for registration and information areas, displays and casual meeting areas. Parking is available at the newest Smoky Mountains Convention Center for more than 1,600 vehicles.

The convention center is minutes away from Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains National Park. Everything is close by: over 1,000 restaurants, lots of indoor and outdoor activities - even the world class Dollywood amusement park is near by.

Here is the complete Sevierville Convention Center Events Schedule.

While the convention center has its own accommodations, the best value and most comfortable accommodations for anyone exhibiting or attending the Sevierville Events Center are just block away.

Inside the Echota Resort Community there are beautiful private cabins for rent which sleep from 6 - 14 people in each spacious amenity filled cabin.

Imagine soaking in your own hot tub after being on your feet all day in the convention center. After hanging out on your deck, play a game of pool or just kick back and watch the big game or a movie in the living room with the fireplace on.

Live like a king for the price of a hotel room. You might even want to bring the family along as they will find plenty to do in the Smoky Mountains - one of the most family friendly places there is!

Check out the Sevierville Convention Center cabin rentals!

Local Pigeon Forge TN Cabin company goes big time.

Take the beautiful Smoky Mountains and add in one mans dream to form a cabin rental company in the Smokies focused on quality and service and put in years of blood, sweat and tears and you have a winning combination.

In the highly competitive cabin rental market in the Smokies, American Mountain Rentals in Pigeon Forge TN now has 107 Cabins for rent in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.

In less than 4 years American Mountain Rentals has grown to more than 100 hand picked cabins and chalets that they have for rent in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Wears Valley and Bluff Mountain in the Tennessee Smokies.

They could have broken 100 cabins sooner, but along the way have turned down many rentals units presented to them because the owner Mike McQueen did not feel as though they were representative of the quality or prime locations in the Smokies his customers have come to expect of America Mountain rentals.

Four new log cabins are available for rent on his program all located in the Pigeon Forge area of the Smoky Mountains. The cabins all meet and exceed his criteria for quality and affordable vacation rentals units with all of the important amenities as well as a few you would even expect.

Each one of these new units has a pool table - some in their own game room. Other amenities featured in these cabins are fireplaces, hot tubs, Jacuzzis, TVs with cable and DVD players, washers and dryers and more.

Update: December 8th 2013
It's great to look back and see how much we have grown since this was posted as we have another 60 cabins for rent, and expanded office in Pigeon Forge, taken over the Pigeon Forge Chalets Company and opened a new office in the Brothers Cove Resort.

Our staff has also expanded with far more cleaners, maintenance people, our software has been upgraded and though our customers' expectations keep on increasing, we still manage to exceed them.

Come check out the cabin and chalet rentals at American Mountain Rentals all throughout the Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Great Smoky Mountains.