Where is Gatlinburg, TN? Gatlinburg, TN is just a short drive from Pigeon Forge and rests on the border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park along U.S. Highway 441, which connects Gatlinburg to Cherokee, North Carolina through the national park. Gatlinburg can also be accessed via Interstate 40 from exit 407. Follow the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway (Highway 66 to U.S. 441 to the Great Smoky Mountains) at which you will follow the parkway through Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and into Gatlinburg.