River Motels in the Southeast

Dock's On The River

Townsend, TN

A family-run motor court and cabin collection built in 1935 on the banks of the Little River, where every room and cabin opens onto its own door and the water runs cold and clear straight out of the national park. It sits on the quiet side of the Smokies, so you trade the crowds for a porch, a lawn, and the sound of the river all night.

Riverhouse at the Park

Gatlinburg, TN

Private balconies overlooking a river, gas fireplaces, and a family tradition of delivering fresh homemade donuts and coffee to the door every morning. The national park trail starts across the parking lot.

Route 19 Inn

Maggie Valley, NC

Restored by former Disney Imagineers in midcentury mountain style on its 1948 bones. Jonathan Creek runs through the grounds.