Last Step Cabins

10/10/2026

This is a great way to get around.

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10/09/2026

November in the Smokies might be our favorite 🍂🔥 Mid-November the Christmas decor goes up, the fire pit gets plenty of use, and the hot tub views never take a season off.

November dates are open. Book on any site you like here:
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10/09/2026

Fall at the beach is the best kept secret 🌊 Smaller crowds, easy parking, and sunsets from the balcony rockers.

One weekend left in October at our Panama City Beach condo: Friday Oct 16 to Sunday Oct 18. Beach chairs are included.

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09/26/2026

The Smokies showing off again ⛰️☁️🤍

09/13/2026

There’s something magical about the Smokies after the rain… the clouds roll through, the mountains come alive, and sometimes you get a little reminder that there’s beauty after every storm!

09/11/2026

Mornings with a view ⛰️

08/23/2026

Who’s ready for fall?? 🍃🍂🍁🪵🔥

Beginning October 16th in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, the Wears Valley Fall Fest gets underway bringing three days of fall fun, handmade goods, tasty food, live music, and beautiful mountain views to Sevierville! The 13th annual festival runs October 16–18, 2026, across 16 open-air acres at 3179 Wears Valley Road. More than 240 artisan crafters will fill the grounds with jewelry, woodworking, paintings, photography, baskets, metal pieces, candles, soaps, clothing, fall décor, and plenty of one-of-a-kind finds. Families can enjoy live entertainment, children’s crafts and games, antique tractors, and demonstrations while strolling between the booths. Food vendors will also be serving Southern favorites, seasonal treats, and plenty of choices for lunch or a snack. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and the festival goes on rain or shine. Admission is listed at $5, children four and younger are free, and parking is free. Proceeds help Keep Sevier Beautiful fund litter prevention, environmental education, and community beautification work across Sevier County.

08/01/2026

Heads up on the Dollywood schedule!

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Dollywood has quietly changed August hours of operation!

🍂 August at Dollywood brings changing hours as the park transitions from Summer Celebration into the start of a new season! If you’re planning a visit this month, here’s what you need to know:

🕙 August 1–2: Open 10:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

☀️ August 3–9: Open 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

🌅 August 10–15: Open 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

🎢 August 16–24: Open 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

🚫 August 25 and 27: Dollywood is CLOSED as the park prepares for its next season.

🎡 August 28–31: The park reopens with hours of 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

August is also a big month at Dollywood! Summer Celebration wraps up on August 2, and the highly anticipated NightFlight Expedition officially opens to all guests on August 19 after Passholder previews.

If you’re planning a Smoky Mountain getaway, be sure to double-check the operating calendar before you go, and enjoy the last weeks of summer at one of America’s favorite theme parks! 🌻🎢

06/23/2026

🌲👻 The Haunted GSM Road Trip You Didn't Know You Needed 👻🌲
The Great Smoky Mountains are known for breathtaking views and unforgettable adventures ... but after dark, they tell a very different story.
We've mapped out 8 haunted spots tucked along the GSM that will have you looking over your shoulder and sleeping with the lights on. From chilling legends passed down for generations to locations where the unexplained has become the norm, this road trip is not for the faint of heart.
Think you're brave enough to hit all 8?
🔗 Check out the full list and start planning your haunted adventure:
Drop a 👻 in the comments if you'd add this to your travel bucket list — and tag someone brave enough to ride sh***un!

The Haunted Great Smoky Mountains Road Trip takes you to eight of the most unsettling spots in the Smokies:

📍Haunted Old Settlers Trail
📍Elkmont Ghost Town
📍Road to Nowhere Tunnel
📍Lucy The Hitchhiker of Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
📍Cades Cove Glowing Orbs
📍Chilhowee Mountain & The Legend of Spearfinger
📍Little Greenbrier School & Cemetery
📍Greenbrier Restaurant

This eerie mountain route winds through old communities, lonely trails, ghost stories, and places where the past still feels close. Begin at the Tunnel to Nowhere near Bryson City, a dark, unfinished tunnel at the end of Lakeview Drive, where only about six miles of the promised road were ever completed after Fontana Lake covered old roads and cut off former communities. From there, make your way to The Greenbrier Restaurant in Gatlinburg, a former mountain lodge from the 1930s where the well-known tale of Lydia, the ghostly bride, is still part of its story. Along Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, watch for the legend of Lucy, the woman in white said to appear beside the road before disappearing into the trees.

Cades Cove adds another uneasy stop, with its old churches, cabins, cemeteries, and stories of strange lights after dark. Chilhowee Mountain brings in one of the Smokies’ oldest and most frightening legends, Spearfinger, the Cherokee figure said to haunt the mountains. The route continues through Elkmont Ghost Town, once shaped by logging and later by vacation cabins built between 1910 and 1935, where preserved buildings still sit quietly in the forest. Old Settlers Trail adds stone walls, old homesites, and cemetery remnants from families who once lived deep in the mountains. End at Little Greenbrier School and Cemetery, where the one-room schoolhouse was built from tulip poplar logs in 1881 and served as a school, church, and gathering place for the mountain community. Together, these stops make this one of the Smokies’ creepiest road trips, mixing real history, folklore, abandoned places, and mountain legends into one unforgettable drive.

06/13/2026

Beautiful day for a little lunch break 😋