Paddling near Gatlinburg, TN
Gatlinburg sits at the edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, where mountain rivers and nearby lakes shape the paddling scene. The area draws kayakers, canoeists, and SUP paddlers to calm flatwater destinations like Douglas Lake and the Little River near Townsend, as well as the West Fork Little Pigeon River running right through town.
Top waters to paddle near Gatlinburg
French Broad River
North Carolina, Tennessee
Little River
Tennessee
Tennessee River
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
Douglas Lake
Tennessee
Tuckasegee River
North Carolina
Holston River
Tennessee
Little Tennessee River
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee
Pigeon River
North Carolina, Tennessee
Fontana Lake
North Carolina
Cherokee Lake
Tennessee
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