I'm taking a ride through the mountains of TN & N.C. in mid-October. I'd like to spend a night near Deal's Gap. I'd prefer something low cost. Any suggestions?
Thanks and take care.
Dale/cwoflyboy
I'm taking a ride through the mountains of TN & N.C. in mid-October. I'd like to spend a night near Deal's Gap. I'd prefer something low cost. Any suggestions?
Thanks and take care.
Dale/cwoflyboy
Mid October is prime time in WNC....rooms could be hard to find, so prepare to get reservations and use camping as option....
here is link to Tail of the Dragon, they have links to the whole area and great rescource web site.
For accomadations check Click HERE
The third weekend, there will be a BMW group at Ironhorse Lodge, www.ironhorsenc.com make plans to check us out and join the fun.
2011 R1200 GSA (My Radio Flyer)
75 R90/6 with Velorex sidecar
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This is a beautiful B&B run by some very nice and accommodating folks. It's about 40 miles from the Gap but the roads are worth the trip to get there. We stayed here for three days in June and can't wait to go back.
A word of caution tho. They are located up a steep driveway. When we left, they were getting ready to pave it. You may want to find out if they did first. It was a bit of a challenge for me at the time.
This place is great, stayed there a couple weeks ago. The owners are very nice and the place is spotless.
http://www.cycleresort.com/
My wife and I stayed at the San-Ran Motel in Robbinsville last time we went to Deal's Gap. The owner was friendly and the price was right.
You can check out my motel reviews at http://swadams.com/html/motel_reviews___pics.html
The San-Ran has its own web site at http://www.mountainhomepage.com/sanran/
I stayed at the San-Ran. Very friendly - he told me to pull my bike up onto the sidewalk under the overhang if it rains. I'll be back there some say.
Low budget, compared to the others in the area.
Across the other side of the BBQ joint is a Microtel which I've heard good things about.
Couldn't get into the 2 wheel in with provate garages. They are booked well in advance.
If you want a little peace, I would recommend the Robbinsville motels rather than Deal's Gap or some of the others.
I stayed in Townsend when I went down there. Beautiful ride to the Gap or the Cherohala, nice quiet town, and a number of motels. I was surprised that getting week day reservations in October was not a problem. By the way, it's also very close to the Cades Cove entrance to the park.
Dan
check out www.eurotrashriders.com they list a bunch of motorcycle campgrounds in the TN NC SC GA VA area.
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I stayed at the Deals Gap motorcycle resort last weekend. Not very luxurious but very close to the action. Robbinsville had many places to stay and quite a few places to eat. If you get real hard pressed to find something stay near the knoxville airport. The ride to the dragon on US 129 from knoxville starts out fun and ends GREAT!
Scott Nuutinen
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06 Suzuki RMZ250
Check out the Maggie Valley area. Several nice motels, mostly mom and pop type places. Same for the restaurants. Prices are good and the area is really nice. Folks there are very motorcycle friendly. Nice quiet are, but not far from any action you may want to get in on.