Directions To Dollywood Parks & Resorts

Dollywood is located at the doorstep of Gatlinburg‒less than 10 miles from the heart of the mountain town.

• Take 441 N
• Turn right onto Dollywood Ln./Veterans Blvd. and follow the signs to Dollywood

Sevierville is Dolly’s hometown and Dollywood is less than seven miles from Sevierville’s downtown.

• Take TN-449/Veterans Blvd. to McCarter Hollow Rd. in Pigeon Forge
• Follow McCarter Hollow Rd. and Dollywood Parks Blvd. to your destination

It only takes about 3.5 hours to drive from Nashville in middle Tennessee to Dollywood in East Tennessee.

• From Nashville center - Take I-40 E/I-65 S
• Stay on I-40 E for 197 miles
• Take Exit 407 toward Sevierville / Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg
• Follow TN Hwy. 66 South which becomes US 441
• At Traffic Light #8 in Pigeon Forge, turn left and follow the signs to Dollywood

It’s a surprisingly easy (and beautiful) drive to get to Dollywood from Atlanta.

• From Atlanta get on I-75 N/I-85 N
• Keep right to continue on I-75 N
• Stay on I-75 N for 206miles
• Keep right to continue onto I-40 E/Knoxville
• Take Exit 407 toward Sevierville / Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg
• Follow TN Hwy. 66 South which becomes US 441
• At Traffic Light #8 in Pigeon Forge, turn left and follow the signs to Dollywood

A lot of visitors travel from the Charlotte area to get to Dollywood. Here’s how to do it:

• From Downtown Charlotte get on I-277 N
• Continue on NC-16 N
• Turn left to merge onto I-85 S toward Gastonia
• Take exit 10B to merge onto US-74 W toward Kings Mountain/Shelby
• Take the left exit onto I-26 W
• Keep left at fork to continue, follow signs for I-40 W / Canton / Knoxville
• Merge onto I-40 W
• Take exit 432A to merge onto US-25W N/US-411 S/ US-70 W toward Sevierville
• Turn left onto US-411
• Turn left onto TN-449/Veterans Blvd. and follow the signs to Dollywood

Visiting from Alabama? Here’s how to to get to Dollywood from Birmingham:

• From Birmingham get on I-20 E/I-59 N
• Keep left at the fork to continue on I-59 N
• Stay in I-59 N for 130 miles
• Take the right exit onto I-24 E toward Chattanooga
• Take exit 185B on the left for I-75 N toward Knoxville
• Keep right to continue on I-75, follow signs for I-40 E/Knoxville
• Continue onto I-40 E
• Take Exit 407 toward Sevierville / Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg
• Follow TN Hwy. 66 South which becomes US 441
• At Traffic Light #8 in Pigeon Forge, turn left and follow the signs to Dollywood

Only a short four-hour drive separates the historic town of Roanoke from Dollywood Parks & Resorts.

• From the town of Roanoke take I-581 N/US-220 N
• Take exit 1S on the left to merge onto I-81 toward Salem/Bristol
• Stay on I-81 for 219 miles
• Take exit 1B to merge onto I-40 toward Knoxville
• Take Exit 407 toward Sevierville / Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg
• Follow TN Hwy. 66 South which becomes US 441
• At Traffic Light #8 in Pigeon Forge, turn left and follow the signs to Dollywood

If you are heading to Dollywood from Cincinnati, point your compass south and follow these directions:

• From Downtown Cincinnati take I-71 S/I-75 S ramp to Louisville/Lexington
• Merge onto I-75 S
• Stay on I-75 S for 246 miles
• Keep left to continue on I-275 S, follow signs for I-640 E/Asheville
• Take exit 3 to merge onto I-640 E
• Take the exit on the left onto I-40 E toward Asheville
• Take Exit 407 toward Sevierville / Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg
• Follow TN Hwy. 66 South which becomes US 441
• At Traffic Light #8 in Pigeon Forge, turn left and follow the signs to Dollywood