What do you guys think about this place?
http://www.recreation.gov/tn/Cosby_Picnic_Pavilion/Campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=70917
I just checked the SMNP website.. there are only 3 pavilions still available all day on our date (some others are available for 4 hour blocks.. but thats not really going to work well for us..)..
This one might make the trip a little bit longer for those of you coming from the north (maybe add 45 mins to an hour to your trip depending on where exactly you are coming from).. but.. here are some advantages..
Its less than an hour from Cherokee (Casinos).. its less than an hour from Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge (tons of touristy stuff there.. shops (to include a decent cigar shop).. some excellent restaurants.. great scenery, an amusement park, go-karts, museums, etc..).. Its about an hour from Knoxville (several decent to excellent cigar shops, decent downtown area, malls, movies, hotels, etc..)..
My thoughts are a lot of guys are coming from pretty far distances.. which means youre probably going to want "stuff to do" before and after the HERF... This place would put us out in the middle of nowhere, in a beautiful spot in the heart of the smoky mountains.. we can smoke all day.. eat more red meat than any man should in a 10 day period of time... etc.. then when you decide to leave (park closes at dark), there are a wide variety of options available.... you can camp or go to a hotel.. you can go to a casino.. or you can go to a B&M.. you can go race go-karts.. or you can go chill at a museum.. you can stay in "the woods".. or you can head to "the city".. etc..etc..
anyone opposed to Cosby Pavilion?