Gatlinburg traffic during Memorial Week

[xnavyss Member Find all posts View Profile Close xnavyss]

Hello

Will be at Fairfield Smoky Mtns at Governors Crossing in Gatlinburg, TN August 31, through September 7, 2007.

Does anyone have an idea, what traffic and crowds will be like during this period, Labor Day weekend and following week.

Thanks

Joe

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

Did you mean Labor Day??
Connie

[xnavyss Member Find all posts View Profile Close xnavyss]

Yes

Labor Day. I must be having a bad day, I made this same mistake before.

Thanks

Joe

[JuneB Member Find all posts View Profile Close JuneB]

We were there over Labor Day about 3 years ago and the traffic was really bad. With the new Veterans Blvd. you can bypass most of the traffic in Pigeon Forge.

We were at Fairfield Smokey's last week and had a great time. That is probably my favorite resort in the Smokies.

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

You will not have to deal with UT Football on that weekend, it adds to the traffic when they are in town.

2007-2008 SCHEDULE

Date Opponent / Event Location Time / Result

09/01/07 at California Berkeley, Calif. 8:00 p.m. ET
09/08/07 vs. Southern Mississippi Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
09/15/07 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla. TBA
09/22/07 vs. Arkansas State Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
10/06/07 vs. Georgia * Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
10/13/07 at Mississippi State * Starkville, Miss. TBA
10/20/07 at Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA
10/27/07 vs. South Carolina * Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
11/03/07 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (HC) Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
11/10/07 vs. Arkansas * Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
11/17/07 vs. Vanderbilt * Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
11/24/07 at Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. TBA
SEC Championship
12/01/07 SEC Championship Atlanta, Ga. TBA

[swilshire Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close swilshire]

You will not have to deal with UT Football on that weekend, it adds to the traffic when they are in town.

That may be the understatement of the year.

Sheila

[Tom52 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tom52]

You will not have to deal with UT Football on that weekend, it adds to the traffic when they are in town.

2007-2008 SCHEDULE

Date Opponent / Event Location Time / Result

09/01/07 at California Berkeley, Calif. 8:00 p.m. ET
09/08/07 vs. Southern Mississippi Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
09/15/07 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla. TBA
09/22/07 vs. Arkansas State Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
10/06/07 vs. Georgia * Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
10/13/07 at Mississippi State * Starkville, Miss. TBA
10/20/07 at Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA
10/27/07 vs. South Carolina * Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
11/03/07 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (HC) Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
11/10/07 vs. Arkansas * Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
11/17/07 vs. Vanderbilt * Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
11/24/07 at Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. TBA
SEC Championship
12/01/07 SEC Championship Atlanta, Ga. TBA

Do you have the 2008 schedule by any chance? I will be going in Oct 2008 and I hope my week is not during a home game.

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

It is not out yet, you might keep checking

www.utsports.com | Official Web Site of The University of Tennessee Men's Athletic Department

[RedMan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RedMan]

Do you have the 2008 schedule by any chance? I will be going in Oct 2008 and I hope my week is not during a home game.

In October and Memorial Day (week) it won't matter if there is a UT game or not (unless travelling through Knoxville) in Downtown Gatlinburg. It's not a good time or place for impatient drivers.

You should buy a good map (the freebies can mess you up on the side roads) or use GPS and by-pass the main drag as much as possible. Even then It's hard to avoid the traffic.

For some reason, I keep going back! (I'm a sucker for the Smokies)

[swilshire Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close swilshire]

In October and Memorial Day (week) it won't matter if there is a UT game or not (unless travelling through Knoxville) in Downtown Gatlinburg. It's not a good time or place for impatient drivers.

I have to disagree. If UT is playing a team from a driving location, like Alabama, a LOT of people stay in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area. It definitely increases traffic noticeably.

What week in October are you going? Most of October is gridlocked because of the leaf peepers. The last half of the month is worse than the first. October is busier than summer.

Sheila