Recreation Sites

RECREATION SITES IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH A DAY OF RELAXATION AND RENEWAL

Douglas Lake
Douglas Dam Road
Kodak, TN 37764

Douglas Lake offers boating, picnic grounds, overlooks, and beautiful scenery of the Smoky Mountains. Formed from the French Broad River and its tributaries of the Nolichucky and Pigeon Rivers, Douglas Lake has 30,400 acres of water surface and 555 miles of shoreline. Over 1.7 million recreation visits per year make this a popular Smoky Mountain destination.





Great Smoky Mountains National Park Picnic Areas
The picnic areas in the National Park offer shaded picnic tables, barbeque grills, and restroom facilities. All picnic areas in the National Park have pavilions except the Chimneys and Cades Cove. The picnic pavilions at Collins Creek, Cosby, Deep Creek, Metcalf Bottoms, and Twin Creeks can be reserved for groups.





Gatlinburg Parks

Gatlinburg has three beautiful parks that offer picnic tables, barbeque grills, and restroom facilities. You will find walking trails, playground areas for children, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, a basketball court, a baseball field, and a pavilion for family gatherings.