We recommend a loop road trip if you have the time. You can spend a day in Chattanooga before heading north towards Knoxville.įrom Knoxville, head to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, then visit the national park. This route crosses the Georgia Tennessee order near Lookout Mountain. You can also visit the park from Atlanta, Ga via I-75. The trip is 260 miles long and takes almost 5 hours. The trip is 204 miles long and takes 4 hrs 20 mins. The route passes through Canton, the charming town of Blue Ridge, Georgia and Nantahala National Forest before reaching Whittier and the Oconaluftee entrance to the Smokies near Cherokee. Via US-74Īlternate way of reaching the eastern entrance of the national park from Atlanta GA is US-74. The trip is 190 miles long and takes 3 hrs 30 mins. This route will take you through the charming mountain towns of Northern Georgia and via North Carolina to the eastern entrance of the Smoky Mountains near Cherokee. There are three different routes that you can take for this road trip. Detours on Atlanta Smoky Mountains Road Trip.Smoky Mountains to Atlanta: Essential Stops on I-75.Atlanta to Smoky Mountains: Essential Stops on US-74.Atlanta to Smoky Mountains: Essential Stops on US-23 & US-441.
