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Experience the BEST way to see the Smokies! Founded in 1972, Scenic Helicopter Tours has over 45 years of experience. Let our highly skilled pilots be your helicopter adventure guides.

Scenic Helicopter Tours offers a variety tours to accommodate most any budget. From shorter flights with amazing views of the French Broad River, Douglas Lake and rolling farmland. To midrange flights that take you above Pigeon Forge and surrounding valleys. To our most popular flight that takes you past Gatlinburg and over the national park. Scenic has the highest number of FAA and National Park Service approved flights into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with aircraft capable of carrying up to six passengers at a time.

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Ticket Office [Map]

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Wheelchair Accessible

Parking, Entrance, Restroom
Heliport [Map]

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Wheelchair Accessible

Parking, Entrance, Restroom, Seating

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Reviews 4.9 stars (4k)

Sarah Toranto Smith - a month ago

We had a wonderful experience with Scenic Helicopter Tours in the Smoky Mountains! We originally had the Wears Valley tour scheduled, but while we were in the office, we decided to switch to the Lake to Mountains tour. We were so glad we did — it was beautiful and gave us a little longer air time.

Nick was our pilot, and even though he was fairly new to Pigeon Forge, he was very knowledgeable, professional, and made us feel safe the entire time. This was my first time ever riding in a helicopter, and it ended up being such a smooth, exciting, and memorable experience.

I especially enjoyed seeing the lake, the town, and the mountains from above. It gave us such a beautiful perspective of the Smokies, and I felt comfortable from start to finish.

Highly recommend!

Renae Milko - 4 months ago

Amazing experience! Our pilot Nick was awesome! He was very knowledgeable when we were up in the air. It our first time ever in a helicopter and im extremely happy this was the place to make it possible. I felt it was a great price for a wonderful experience. It was beautiful weather and we could see over 70 miles out. If we're ever back from Jersey, I would definitely do it again! Thank you for a great time!

Daniel Williams - 5 months ago

Wonderful experience! My son loves anything to do with flying and I wanted to give him something to always remember. It exceeded my expectations. He had a blast that he will always remember. Im hoping its one step closer to joining the military and getting into flight shool. We did the purple route which was i think about 18- 20 minutes. It was awesome looking over dollywood, lakes, and other spots. Will definitely to it agin when we come back down.

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