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• There are more than 10,000 lodging units in Pigeon Forge, including hotels and motels, condominiums, bed & breakfasts, campgrounds, chalets and villas. • An estimated 3,975 people live in Pigeon Forge year-round, yet the population increases to more than 40,000 during the summer. • On May 22, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill that created Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Today, more than 10 million travelers visit the park each year. • The Smokies are the highest mountains east of the Rockies. • There are more than 600 miles of trout-filled streams in the Great Smoky Mountains. • Weather in Pigeon Forge is pleasant year-round. The mild mountain air holds temperatures in the low 80s during the summer months. In the winter, the average temperature is a crisp 40 degrees. Because Pigeon Forge is in a valley, the snow stays away from the city, settling in the higher elevations of the Smoky Mountains. • In 1999, the city of Pigeon Forge had revenues of more than $632 million. • Pigeon Forge, with fewer than 4,000 residents, spends more on tourism marketing than New York City, with a population of more than 7 million. • Dolly Parton was born and raised in Sevier County. • On a yearly basis, Dixie Stampede Dinner Attractions, a visitor favorite in Pigeon Forge, serves 150 tons of roasted chicken; and 37.5 tons each of pork tenderloin, potatoes and corn on the cob.
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