Photo Gallery

Smoky Mountain Ridge

Our community sits in Wears Valley just outside Pigeon Forge, in the Tennessee foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

About these photos: The owner photo archive is being migrated from the current web site. Until it lands, the images below the community photo are licensed regional photography of the Great Smoky Mountains, credited individually.

The bridge at Smoky Mountain Ridge — Smoky Mountain Ridge Smoky Mountain Ridge Owners Association

The Smokies around us

Views of the national park, Cades Cove, and the ridgelines that surround the community.

Forested ridgelines seen from Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains — Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains Regional photography — Missvain, CC BY 4.0

Layered blue ridgelines receding to the horizon, seen east from Clingmans Dome — The view east from Clingmans Dome Regional photography — Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0

Autumn foliage in reds and golds along Newfound Gap Road — Autumn colour along Newfound Gap Road Regional photography — Andrew Heneen, CC BY 4.0

Open meadow and split-rail fencing in Cades Cove with mountains behind — Cades Cove in October Regional photography — Missvain, CC BY 4.0

The historic Carter Shields log cabin in Cades Cove — Carter Shields Cabin, Cades Cove Regional photography — David Ratledge, CC BY 4.0

Pasture and treeline in Cades Cove on an autumn afternoon — Pasture and treeline, Cades Cove Regional photography — Missvain, CC BY 4.0

A wooded footpath leading to the Carter Shields log cabin — The path to Carter Shields Cabin Regional photography — David Ratledge, CC BY 4.0

Satellite view of scattered cumulus clouds over the Southern Appalachian mountains — Summer clouds over the Southern Appalachians Satellite imagery — NASA GSFC MODIS, public domain