MountainTop Escape

05/10/2026

Peonies from MountainTop’s garden - 🩷🤍

04/15/2026

🐾 Spotted this bobcat strolling through our property, - They are typically shy and elusive, so this was a real treat! 🐾 While they keep to themselves, it’s a beautiful reminder that we are guests in their natural habitat. Who has spotted wildlife during their stay?

04/15/2026

Another gorgeous sunset! 🫶🏼

01/31/2026

❄️ Getting our SNOW on today ❄️
Love a good snow, fire in the fireplace, blanket, rest, conversation + reflection = priceless! 🤍

12/06/2025

Tonight’s sunset - 🤩

11/16/2025

How fun!! 🚂🎶🎁🎅🏼🎁🎶🎄

The Polar Express Train Ride on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad takes you on a magical hour and a half round trip from Bryson City, NC to the North Pole! You’ll sip hot chocolate and enjoy cookies as dancing chefs, music, and storytelling bring the beloved Christmas tale to life. The train glides through the quiet mountain wilderness before arriving at the glittering North Pole, where Santa climbs aboard to greet every child and hand out the first gift of Christmas...a silver sleigh bell. On the return ride, everyone joins in singing carols, making it a heartwarming holiday memory you’ll never forget. The event runs from early November through December each year.

10/21/2025

🍁 🍂 Fall colors are in full swing at MountainTop - where every view feels like a painting 🍂🍁

10/09/2025

These two said ‘I Do’ in the rain at MountainTop Escape - pure ✨ magic ✨ from start to finish - straight out of a fairytale. ☔️💍🤍

Wishing this sweet couple a lifetime of L.O.V.E.!

10/04/2025

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📣BREAKING NEWS!!! 📣 Beginning tomorrow (Oct 4), the entire Great Smoky Mountains National Park will reopen, despite the Federal government shutdown!!!

In anticipation of the shutdown, Sevier County, the cities of Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Pittman Center, Blount County, Cocke County, the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Friends of the Smokies, along with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, began working together on a plan to provide financial support to keep the national park fully operational in the event of a shutdown.

Once the shutdown commenced on Wednesday, the local and state partners began discussions with the U.S. Department of Interior and the National Park Service.

As of 12:01 AM on Saturday, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is fully open and operational, per an agreement with the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior, and Sevier County, Tennessee.

Under the agreement, areas that were previously closed, such as Sugarlands Visitor Center, Chimneys Picnic Area, and Cades Cove Loop Road, Visitor Center, and Picnic Area, will be open and operational beginning Saturday morning.

Importantly, this funding also ensures that staff are on duty to service restrooms, respond to visitors in need, and provide essential services to protect wildlife during this peak visitor season.

Per the terms of the agreement, local and state partners will fund $61,703.18 each day to ensure full operations of the national park. Additionally, the national park will fund remaining daily operational costs through recreation fee revenue, which includes revenue from campgrounds and parking tags.

Story via Sevier County TN .

08/22/2025

Yeah!! So happy!! Back to hiking and exploring - ⛰️ 🥾 ⛰️

BREAKING: The Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened from Asheville to Graveyard Fields and Mount Pisgah! This 38-mile stretch includes some of the Parkway’s most beloved hikes and overlooks—just in time for the fall season. 🍂

Plan your visit and check current road status at go.nps.gov/Helene.