Golf in Townsend

Townsend sits at the western entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Little River corridor, a community that has deliberately cultivated the identity of 'the Peaceful Side of the Smokies' as a counterpoint to the commercial intensity of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg on the more trafficked northern route. The Little River Road through Townsend is one of the most scenic drives in the park system, following the boulder-strewn river through a progressively narrowing gorge into the heart of the Smokies. Cades Cove, one of the most visited destinations in the national park, is accessible via Townsend, and the Abrams Creek corridor provides exceptional trout fishing. Golf in Townsend operates in a setting of unusual mountain beauty, in a community that has chosen scenic authenticity over the mass-market tourism model of its neighbors.