Here's a sample itinerary for a pet-friendly drive from Gatlinburg to Mammoth Cave National Park with your dog or cat. If you're planning a road trip to Mammoth Cave National Park, you can research locations to stop along the way. Make sure you check road conditions to double check the weather. Find the best dog parks, pet-friendly accommodations and hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on the most talked about places recommended by Trippy members and GoPetFriendly. Scroll down to see all the pet-friendly stops along the way.
9:00 am start in Gatlinburg
drive for about 1 hour
10:03 am Knoxville
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 11:03 am
drive for about 38 minutes
11:41 am Loudon (Tennessee)
eat at SONIC Drive-In
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 12:41 pm
drive for about 1 hour
1:48 pm Crossville
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 2:48 pm
drive for about 60 minutes
3:48 pm Monroe (Tennessee)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 4:48 pm
drive for about 1.5 hours
6:09 pm stay at Wigwam Villiage Inn #2
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 7:09 pm
drive for about 17 minutes
7:27 pm arrive at Mammoth Cave National Park
stay at Mammoth Cave National Park - Maple Springs Equestrian Campground
driving ≈ 5.5 hours
Knoxville (47 answers)
Animal House Pet Sitting (1 mention)
Charmaine's PetWatcher (1 mention)
Lucky Pets, LLC (1 mention)
Pets On the Run (1 mention)
Pamela Collins, Cat Sitter (1 mention)
CitiFid-o (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Knoxville:
Soccer Taco-Market Square
pet-friendly hotels around Knoxville:
Hilton Knoxville
Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown
Hyatt Place Knoxville Downtown
questions about Knoxville:
New Years in Knoxville reccomendations
Pet friendly lodging near Knoxville, TN
Loudon (Tennessee)
Barkside Lodge / The Gray Dog Lodge (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Loudon (Tennessee):
SONIC Drive-In
pet-friendly hotels around Loudon (Tennessee):
Inn of Loudon
Express RV Park
Americas Best Value Inn - Loudon
Inn of Lenoir Motor Lodge
Days Inn Lenoir City
Kings Inn Motel Lenoir City
Econo Lodge Lenoir City
Ramada Limited Knoxville Area
Crossville (3 answers)
questions about Crossville:
Lodging
Monroe (Tennessee)
Wigwam Villiage Inn #2
Dinosaur World - Kentucky (1 mention)
pet-friendly hotels around Wigwam Villiage Inn #2:
Cave Country RV Campground
Sleep Inn & Suites Cave City
Super 8 Cave City
Americas Best Value Inn Cave City
Econo Lodge Cave City
Quality Inn Cave City
Mammoth Cave Jellystone Park Camp Resort
Singing Hills Campground and RV Park
Masters Inn Cave City
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