Riverbend Campground is nestled back in the woods off the beaten path, but close to everything. The Little Pigeon River wraps around most of the campground. This semi-wooded campground is secluded by nature. The main roads through the campground are paved. Level gravel and concrete pads.
- A total of 120 sites, 115 full hookups sites, 5 water/electric with 52 of them riverside.
- River fishing, swimming, and tubing awaits the children.
- There is a large Pavilion that can be used and offers weekly church services and gospel singing.
- Laundry facilities are located near the bath house.
- Free cable TV and WI-FI Internet completes the amenities.
Campground open March 15th - November 30th.Pop-ups and tent camping welcomed.
DIRECTIONS:
From exit 407 travel south on HWY 66 and connect to 441. Once in Pigeon Forge you will turn right at stop light #1 which is Henderson Chapel Road. The road curves to the right but stay straight and follow into campground. Easy access for big RV/Motorhomes.
Riverbend Campground is close to the Pigeon Forge Parkway, Dollywood, Nascar Speed Park, Wonder Works, and numerous dinner Theaters and shows. There are many outlet malls, shopping and restaurants nearby.
Pigeon Forge got its name from an iron forge built by Issac Love around 1820 along the Little Pigeon River. The river got its name from all the passenger pigeons that frequented the banks of the river. The forge was built in vicinity of the Old Mill along the Little Pigeon River. The mill can still be visited near stop light # 7. Due to Pigeon Forges location to the Smoky Mountains, it made it obvious to become a resort/tourist area. Dollywood theme park is one of the biggest attractions.
The main attraction for this area is of course the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On June 15, 1934, Franklin Delano Roosevelt set aside 814 square miles of the Appalachian Mountains. It is the largest and most visited Park in the United States. The highest point is Clingman's Dome at 6,643 feet above sea level. Horseback riding, hiking, nature trails and scenic overlooks make this area so popular. Black Bear, Elk, and deer are a common site.
The mountains get there name from a natural haze. Hydrocarbons produced by the trees and vast vegetation combined with the high humidity and rainfall produce a bluish/smoky cast. Thus the Great "Smoky" Mountains.Click here for more information about Riverbend Campground!
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