anyone from TN? Need vacation advice

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Tuala42
Tuala42 Posts: 274 Member
I want to take my family to the smoky mountains and avoid Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge completely--I don't even want my kids to know they exist! I want them to see mountains, waterfalls, go hiking, etc and not get distracted by hideous things like Ripleys Believe it or not. Where can we stay? Need a cheap hotel or cabin, on a serious budget. I'm not comfortable camping in an area where I have to worry about bears.