Deer Ridge Mountain Resort

June 11, 2011

Deer Ridge Mountain Resort Completes Renovations

Deer Ridge Mountain Resort is celebrating our 25th anniversary by preparing for the future. Exterior renovations, totaling approximately $400,000.00, were recently completed. The updates not only look great but add to the durability of the resort and increased guest safety. The work has taken just over two years and we would like to thank all of the guests that were here with us during the work. We hope that you will have a chance to vist Deer Ridge soon and see how great things are looking on the Ridge! Until you get here, please enjoy the pictures below. Click on any picture to enlarge.

June 10, 2011

Spring and Summer 2011 Specials

Check out the amazing specials offered for the Spring and Summer of 2011 and join us at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort as we celebrate 25 years of offering the Best Views of the Smokies!

May 3, 2011

Sunset Festival Oct. 1 – Oct. 31, 2011

We will be celebrating our 25th Anniversary and the beauty of Autumn during this year’s annual Sunset Festival. The event will take place every Saturday in October, at no additional cost to our guests, and features fantastic food, melodious music, and fall’s fantastic color show that can be best enjoyed at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort, home of “The Best Views of the Smokies”. Make your reservations now – rooms book quickly for this fabulous feast – we want you to be here to celebrate with us!

Great Smokies National Park Events July 2011

Events planned for July 2011 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can be viewed by following the link below.

To visit the National Park Service Web site for all events

Events in the Smokies Summer 2011

June 2011

June 2-4: Sevierville: Parker’s Greatest Knife Show
Sevierville Events Center

June 3: Pigeon Forge: Lee Greenwood in Concert
Smith Family Dinner Theater. Call for details. 1-866-399-8100

June 3-4: Pigeon Forge: Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge Classic Car Show
Music Road Hotel & Convention Center. Call for details. (865) 379-9595

June 4-8: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Jackson
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

June 15-19: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Chattanooga
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

June 16-18: Pigeon Forge: All Chevy Supernationals
Call for details. (423) 623-4644, (423) 623-1871,or (423) 465-5855

June 17-Aug 7: Pigeon Forge: Dollywood’s KidsFest
1-800-DOLLYWOOD

June 17-August 13: Gatlinburg: Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales
All summer long hear tales, mountain music, and learn the lore of the Smoky Mountains on the sidewalks of downtown Gatlinburg. Fourteen acts nightly. 6 – 11 p.m.

June 18-19: Pigeon Forge: Lee Greenwood in Concert
Smith Family Dinner Theater. Call for details. 1-866-399-8100

June 25-26: Sevierville: Arts of the Samurai Grand Nationals
Sevierville Events Center. (865) 691-4088

June 28-July 3: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Carolina
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

July 2011

July 1: Pigeon Forge: Lorrie Morgan and Pam Tillis in Concert
Country Tonite Theatre. Call for details. 1-800-792-4308

July 3-4: Gatlinburg: 36th Annual July 4th Midnight Parade
For the 36th consecutive year, Gatlinburg kicks off America’s Independence Day celebration with the nation’s first parade, which leads off at 12 a.m. on Sunday.

July 4: Pigeon Forge: 21st Annual Patriot Festival
Celebrate America’s independence with food, fun and entertainment. Games, concerts and fireworks round out this free event.

July 4: Gatlinburg: Gatlinburg’s River Raft Regatta
Gatlinburg’s popular River Raft Regatta takes place at noon on Monday, July 4th, on the Little Pigeon River in Downtown Gatlinburg.

July 4: Gatlinburg: “Stand Here” Fireworks Finale
Finish off the 4th in style with a magnificent fireworks show visible from the downtown streets of Gatlinburg!

July 7-10: Pigeon Forge: SEAA Girl’s Slow Pitch World Series
Pigeon Forge City Park. Call for details. (865) 717-4932

July 8-9: Sevierville: Mid Tennessee Pullers Assoc. Modified Tractor Pull
Sevier County Fairgrounds. For more information, please call (865) 453-0770 or visit www.seviercountyfairgrounds.com

July 8-11: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Chattanooga
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

July 15: Pigeon Forge: Lee Greenwood in Concert
Smith Family Dinner Theater. Call for details. 1-866-399-8100

July 15-23: Gatlinburg: Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair
Art, crafts and music lovers can find almost 200 booths featuring some of the nation’s finest work. Artisans and craftspeople are on hand to demonstrate their skills, answer questions and offer their unique art for sale. Live Country & Bluegrass entertainment. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

July 19-24: Pigeon Forge: SEAA Girl’s Fast Pitch World Series
Pigeon Forge City Park. Call for details. (865) 717-4932

July 20-24: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Carolina
www.smokiesbaseball or call (865) 286-2300

July 22-23: Pigeon Forge: George Jones in Concert
Country Tonite Theatre. Call for details. 1-800-792-4308

July 31: Pigeon Forge: Lee Greenwood in Concert
Smith Family Dinner Theater. Call for details. 1-866-399-8100

July 31-August 4: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Birmingham
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

May 1, 2011

Comments from our guests

The below comments were taken directly from our Trip Advisor page of guest reviews. People are always amazed at our wonderful view of the Smoky Mountains. We never tire of the view either, and we know once you have experienced it you will have found your Smoky Mountain Getaway home with Deer Ridge Mountain Resort. We are very comfortable to invite you to read all Trip Advisor comments, but for your convenience we have listed some of them here!

“Beautiful View” submitted Apr. 14, 2011 by chambliss2 from Old Hickory, TN

Great inexpensive place to go. We loved it. The mountain view of the park was beautiful. The staff was pleasant and friendly. The room was clean and well maintained. (more…)

April 20, 2011

Renovation Project

Between now and May 25, 2011, Deer Ridge Mountain Resort will be undergoing exterior renovations which will include siding repairs and painting. The workers will start after 9AM (but not before) and will continue until dark.

We do not anticipate renovations interfering with the use of any resort amenities. We do apologize for any inconvenience you may experience during your stay.

Business is still open at Deer Ridge Mountain Resorts and those views right now are absolutely prime Springtime gorgeous. Make your reservations soon and check out our special package deals today!

March 21, 2011

Food City Race Night 2011

We had lots of fun at the Food City Race Night in Knoxville on St. Patrick’s Day.!

March 15, 2011

Springfest and Golf Specials at Deer Ridge!

Spring is back and Deer Ridge is the Grand Theater for watching the mountains get painted green again to bring back miles and miles of emerald green the Smokies are well known for during Springfest!

3pjb1mer Springfest has some of the best special events you can find in Gatlinburg; the Screenfest on March 26th, the Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament on April 2nd and 3rd, Music of the Mountains on April 9th, the Great Smoky Mountains Easter Arts & Crafts Show on April 20-23rd, Wildflower Pilgrimage on April 26-May 1st, Ribfest and Wings on April 28th, and the Gatlinburg Scottish Highlands Games and Fine Arts Festival on May 13-14 and May 14-15 respectively. All great day trips out from Deer Ridge.

And don’t forget the other greens to look forward to in Spring – we have Golf Packages and a Golf Course even hardcore golfers would die for at the entrance to Deer Ridge. We have “Birdie Getaway” packages, “Couples Golf” specials, 4 and 8 Golfer specials and more! You can read more about it at www.deerridge.com/golf.

Take Springfest by the reigns and have the greatest Smoky Mountain Vacation of your life here at Deer Ridge!

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February 23, 2011

Reconstruction of Newfound Gap Road

Every once in a while, we get news on something that would potentially affect your travel here in the Smokies, so we want to share with it you in hopes it will not inconvenience or disrupt your plans for an incredible vacation here in the Smoky Mountains.

Here is a press release on the Re-construction of Newfound Gap Road from the National Park Service.

“Motorists travelling across Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) can expect to experience delays beginning March 1, 2001 when work begins to rehabilitate 2.4 miles of the road from the North Carolina state line at Newfound Gap northward into Tennessee.

The work will be performed by Estes Brothers Construction, Inc. of Jonesville, Va. under a $7.8 million contract with the Federal Highway Administration.

In addition to repaving that segment of the road, the contactor will be repairing thousands of feet of stone masonry retaining walls and several drainage culverts. At two locations the retaining walls will require extensive re-construction to support the roadbed, necessitating the closure of one lane between March 1 and June 10, 2010.

At the upper retaining wall worksite, just above the Morton Overlook, flaggers will be used to control traffic around the lane closure during daytime hours, from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., but two-lane traffic will be restored overnight. At the lower site, traffic signals will be installed to control alternating north-bound and south-bound traffic around the clock, seven days a week.

From June 11 until August 15 daytime lane closures will not be permitted, but will be allowed overnight from 9:00 p.m. through 8:00 a.m.

Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson said, “We try very hard to minimize impacts on Park visitors due to road construction. We applied this same lane closure schedule when we rebuilt the North Carolina end of Newfound Gap Road from the state line to Cherokee, NC between 2006 and 2010 and found that delays were modest and complaints almost non-existent.”

Completion of the current contract is scheduled for October 2, 2012. This work is the first of three phases to repair all 15 miles of the Road from Newfound Gap to the Park boundary at Gatlinburg, TN a process that Park managers expect to finish in 2016.”

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