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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trip Cost: Six Dated Examples

Use these six fixed examples to compare room types and meal baskets in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Read the limits beside each amount before you budget.

Scope, dates and party

Two adults, one room; 10–16 November 2026; six nights and seven days. Planning estimates only; flights excluded.

What is specific to this budget

  • Room labels describe the kind of room, not hotel stars or a price ranking.
  • These amounts are not calculator defaults and are never scaled to another group size or stay length.

Dated cost examples

Six dated planning examples for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 10–16 November 2026: two adults sharing one room for six nights over seven days (14 person-days). Three room types, each with two meal baskets.

Dated qualified estimate — not a booking or a guaranteed final price.

Ordinary room · basket A · Example A

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Total for two adults

2,400.35 USD

Dated planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

171.45 USD per person per day (14 person-days)

Limits of these examples

Requires an early TYS arrival and prearranged transfer completed before Gatlinburg breakfast at 11:00 on November 10. November 16 needs a late flight after the 17:00 Gatlinburg dinner, airport transfer and check-in margin. No dated flight, transfer duration or inventory is guaranteed; otherwise reprice airport meals while preserving 42 meals and 42 separate drinks. Room, menu and transport prices are dated estimates, not final payable. Local meals and the Gatlinburg Trail require active walking, with park walking in daylight; no safety or accessibility certification. No hotel-breakfast credit or car-parking cost is selected.

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Ordinary room · basket B · Example B

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Total for two adults

2,444.03 USD

Dated planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

174.57 USD per person per day (14 person-days)

Limits of these examples

Requires an early TYS arrival and prearranged transfer completed before Gatlinburg breakfast at 11:00 on November 10. November 16 needs a late flight after the 17:00 Gatlinburg dinner, airport transfer and check-in margin. No dated flight, transfer duration or inventory is guaranteed; otherwise reprice airport meals while preserving 42 meals and 42 separate drinks. Room, menu and transport prices are dated estimates, not final payable. Local meals and the Gatlinburg Trail require active walking, with park walking in daylight; no safety or accessibility certification. No hotel-breakfast credit or car-parking cost is selected.

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Studio with kitchen · basket A · Example A

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Total for two adults

1,935.59 USD

Dated planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

138.26 USD per person per day (14 person-days)

Limits of these examples

Requires an early TYS arrival and prearranged transfer completed before Gatlinburg breakfast at 11:00 on November 10. November 16 needs a late flight after the 17:00 Gatlinburg dinner, airport transfer and check-in margin. No dated flight, transfer duration or inventory is guaranteed; otherwise reprice airport meals while preserving 42 meals and 42 separate drinks. Room, menu and transport prices are dated estimates, not final payable. Local meals and the Gatlinburg Trail require active walking, with park walking in daylight; no safety or accessibility certification. No hotel-breakfast credit or car-parking cost is selected.

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Studio with kitchen · basket B · Example B

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Total for two adults

1,979.27 USD

Dated planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

141.38 USD per person per day (14 person-days)

Limits of these examples

Requires an early TYS arrival and prearranged transfer completed before Gatlinburg breakfast at 11:00 on November 10. November 16 needs a late flight after the 17:00 Gatlinburg dinner, airport transfer and check-in margin. No dated flight, transfer duration or inventory is guaranteed; otherwise reprice airport meals while preserving 42 meals and 42 separate drinks. Room, menu and transport prices are dated estimates, not final payable. Local meals and the Gatlinburg Trail require active walking, with park walking in daylight; no safety or accessibility certification. No hotel-breakfast credit or car-parking cost is selected.

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One-bedroom unit · basket A · Example A

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Total for two adults

2,221.75 USD

Dated planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

158.70 USD per person per day (14 person-days)

Limits of these examples

Requires an early TYS arrival and prearranged transfer completed before Gatlinburg breakfast at 11:00 on November 10. November 16 needs a late flight after the 17:00 Gatlinburg dinner, airport transfer and check-in margin. No dated flight, transfer duration or inventory is guaranteed; otherwise reprice airport meals while preserving 42 meals and 42 separate drinks. Room, menu and transport prices are dated estimates, not final payable. Local meals and the Gatlinburg Trail require active walking, with park walking in daylight; no safety or accessibility certification. No hotel-breakfast credit or car-parking cost is selected.

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One-bedroom unit · basket B · Example B

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Total for two adults

2,265.43 USD

Dated planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

161.82 USD per person per day (14 person-days)

Limits of these examples

Requires an early TYS arrival and prearranged transfer completed before Gatlinburg breakfast at 11:00 on November 10. November 16 needs a late flight after the 17:00 Gatlinburg dinner, airport transfer and check-in margin. No dated flight, transfer duration or inventory is guaranteed; otherwise reprice airport meals while preserving 42 meals and 42 separate drinks. Room, menu and transport prices are dated estimates, not final payable. Local meals and the Gatlinburg Trail require active walking, with park walking in daylight; no safety or accessibility certification. No hotel-breakfast credit or car-parking cost is selected.

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Not included: Flights, insurance, shopping and unselected activities

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Practical notes

Requires an early TYS arrival and prearranged transfer completed before Gatlinburg breakfast at 11:00 on November 10. November 16 needs a late flight after the 17:00 Gatlinburg dinner, airport transfer and check-in margin. No dated flight, transfer duration or inventory is guaranteed; otherwise reprice airport meals while preserving 42 meals and 42 separate drinks. Room, menu and transport prices are dated estimates, not final payable. Local meals and the Gatlinburg Trail require active walking, with park walking in daylight; no safety or accessibility certification. No hotel-breakfast credit or car-parking cost is selected.

Limits of these examples

Requires an early TYS arrival and prearranged transfer completed before Gatlinburg breakfast at 11:00 on November 10. November 16 needs a late flight after the 17:00 Gatlinburg dinner, airport transfer and check-in margin. No dated flight, transfer duration or inventory is guaranteed; otherwise reprice airport meals while preserving 42 meals and 42 separate drinks. Room, menu and transport prices are dated estimates, not final payable. Local meals and the Gatlinburg Trail require active walking, with park walking in daylight; no safety or accessibility certification. No hotel-breakfast credit or car-parking cost is selected.

Cost sources (28)

Compiled and totalled by My Travel Choices (MTC) from the dated sources credited with each example. Research estimates, not bookable offers. How we build these examples · Cite this guide

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