Here's a sample itinerary for a pet-friendly drive from Nashville to Gatlinburg with your dog or cat. If you're planning a road trip to Gatlinburg, 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.
10:00 am start in Nashville
drive for about 1 hour
11:07 am Manchester (Tennessee)
eat at Bites of Europe
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 12:07 pm
drive for about 2 hours
2:13 pm Rockwood
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:13 pm
drive for about 47 minutes
4:00 pm Knoxville
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 5:00 pm
drive for about 1 hour
6:04 pm arrive in Gatlinburg
eat at Bites of Europe
stay at Microtel Inn & Suites Manchester
driving ≈ 5 hours
Manchester (Tennessee)
Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Manchester (Tennessee):
Bites of Europe
pet-friendly hotels around Manchester (Tennessee):
Microtel Inn & Suites Manchester
Country Inn & Suites Manchester
Days Inn & Suites Manchester (Tennessee)
Americas Best Value Inn Manchester (Tennessee)
Ambassador Inn & Luxury Suites
Sleep Inn & Suites Manchester (Tennessee)
Super 8 Manchester
Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Area
Rockwood
pet-friendly hotels around Rockwood:
Baymont by Wyndham Harriman
Days Inn Harriman
Knoxville (25 answers)
Pamela Collins, Cat Sitter (1 mention)
Pets On the Run (1 mention)
Lucky Pets, LLC (1 mention)
Charmaine's PetWatcher (1 mention)
Animal House Pet Sitting (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
Are you going straight to a hotel, or looking for a vacation rental or Airbnb?
The best resource on neighborhoods, areas, and hotels is the Trippy page on where to stay in Gatlinburg.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out Microtel Inn & Suites Manchester.
Here are some more pet-friendly hotels people talk about:
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Need some recommendations on somewhere to get food?
GoPetFriendly suggests Bites of Europe.
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This section could be endless, so rather than trying to suggest every local activity or attraction, we'll leave it open-ended.
These are some of the places people talk about on GoPetFriendly:
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Yes, even this step is optional, because if you're on vacation who wants the trip to end? It's okay, you can start planning your next trip!
Want to plan the trip back? Get the reverse directions for a Gatlinburg to Nashville drive with pets, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
You can also compare the travel time if you're flying or driving by calculating the distance from Nashville to Gatlinburg. Or get a full Nashville to Gatlinburg flight plan.
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