Foothills Parkway

A 33-mile National Park Service parkway along the Smoky Mountain foothills from Chilhowee to Wears Valley via Walland, with a separate 5.6-mile eastern segment near Cosby. No commercial traffic and constant ridge views — a natural connector between US-129 and Pigeon Forge.

67 mi
Length
4
Verified stops
High point
Scenic
Road type

What you'll hit along the way.

Rider-verified stops, overlooks, fuel, and the corners worth knowing about — in the order you'll meet them.

Mile 0.0

Chilhowee (western terminus)

Western end at US-129 by Chilhowee Lake — links directly to the Tail of the Dragon corridor. No fuel on the parkway itself.

Mile 17.0

Walland

Mid-route crossing at US-321 — nearest fuel and food, and an easy bailout point toward Townsend or Maryville.

Mile 33.0

Wears Valley

Eastern end of the main section, on the "Missing Link" stretch with its signature ridge-top bridges — services along US-321 toward Pigeon Forge.

Mile 39.0

Cosby (eastern segment)

The separate 5.6-mile eastern segment runs from near Cosby to I-40 — a quick, quiet detached stretch worth adding if you are headed east.

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