Gatlinburg, Tennessee

About Gatlinburg

Gatlinburg, TN is a small town located in eastern Tennessee, home to 3,703 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Gatlinburg holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 10.44 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 355 residents per square mile.

📰 Gatlinburg News Today

• Newfound Gap Road in the Smokies to close due to looming threat from Hurricane Isaias WATE 6 On Your Side · Oct 9
• Austin-East vs Gatlinburg-Pittman football in high school game | Exclusive Knoxville News Sentinel · Oct 9
• Austin-East vs Gatlinburg-Pittman football in high school game | Exclusive Oakridger · Oct 9
• These Small Towns in Tennessee Come Alive in Fall WorldAtlas · Oct 6
• Bear encounters surge in Sevier County as Tennessee cracks down on illegal feeding WBIR · Oct 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Tennessee headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Gatlinburg Unique

• The only place in America named Gatlinburg — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Tennessee — one of 504 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gatlinburg

• Alamo Steakhouse — steak house
• Best Italian Cafe — italian
• Big Bear Pizza and Subs — pizza
• Burg Steakhouse — steak house
• Calhoun's — burger
• Cherokee Grill and Steakhouse — steak house
• Cicis — pizza
• Crockett's Breakfast Camp
• Flap Jack's Pancake Cabin — american
• Flapjack's Pancake Cabin

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Anakeesta · Theme park
• Arcadia · Arcade
• Hollywood Star Cars Museum · Museum
• Moonshine Mountain Coaster · Attraction
• Ripley's Believe It Or Not! · Museum
• Ripley's Haunted Adventure · Attraction
• Ripley's Super Fun Zone · Attraction
• The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker M · Museum
• Wild Bear Falls Water Park · Water park
• Amazing Mirror Maze · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gatlinburg

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mills Park reviews ★
• Mynatt Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gatlinburg

• Gatlinburg Pittman High
• Gatlinburg Pittman Junior High
• Pi Beta Phi Elementary
• Pittman Center Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Gatlinburg

🏘️ Nearby Communities