Townsend Visitors Center

Great gift shop with excellent information about the area!

Great visitor center, free coffee. Check out Rick Kratz photography in the same building

Great place, nice selection and free coffee. Rick kratz photography is right in there too, check out his work!

Nice clean restrooms. ?

30 years ago my wife and I honeymooned in Townsend we loved our stay at that time it was in the Valley View Lodge. We returned this year on or 30th anniversary. It was great to return to Townsend Tennessee the people were awesome I love this little town if you love nature and want to still enjoy it in its mostly natural form this is the place to go in the Smokies. Walking trails locally owned restaurants and No tourist attractions. They offer e bikes for riding and plenty of shops to shop in. Still the quiet side of the Smokies after 30 years. The restaurants were great we ate at atleast 3, every one provided quality food and great service for a small town. The staff made us feel welcomed and even like we were regulars. I hope we don't make it 30 years before we go back and I hope they continue to make it the quiet side of the Smokies because it's a beautiful city and a wonderful bunch of people. We had such a good time remembering a wonderful time in our life.

Worthless. No map. Stood around a while and lady just said I could pay for a map with trails and I asked where and she pointed to a laminated one and didn’t help further. It’s basically a gift shop.

Great event place and everyone has always been nice.

Townsend visitors center was the nice place for the Bronco rally we went to April 18th. Very nice grounds for all the vehicles that were old and new.

If you’re in the Townsend area, be sure to stop by the visitor’s center for local knowledge, a clean restroom, and a selfie with Sasquatch’s brother, Edmond. Sharon gave us great advice about hikes in Smoky Mountains National Park, shopping, restaurants, festivals, Pulitzer Prize winning authors, and some fun facts about Townsend’s rise to PBS and Hallmark movie fame!

More of a gift shop than a visitor center. Nothing really to help you learn about the Smokys but the bathrooms are nice and the people are helpful. You can buy parking passes for the park here too!

If you are planning a visit to the Townsend area, the Visitors Center is a must to help plan and prioritize your activities. They have a variety of free material including maps. They also sell the parking passes for the GSM.

More of a gift shop than a visitor center. Nothing really to help you learn about the Smokys but the bathrooms are nice and the people are helpful. You can buy parking passes for the park here too!

We went for their Fall Festival. Unfortunately, one person in our party fell I'll and we had to leave shortly after arriving.However, we have been there before. Lots of vendors for this. Fun food and live entertainment. Except for $10 parking per vehicle, it is free. Can be very hot at times, as it was this time. Wear a hat.

The smokies has several visitor centers, but Townsend has always been my favorite. The staff are always so lovely and personable and you can joke around with them so easily.

Excellent associates. Love the items for sell. My go to stop when Im in Townsend