Smoky Mountain Guides
I want a guided adventure
- A guide leads the whole day: hike, paddle, fish, or tour
- Pickup is included on many trips, or added for a small fee
- Booked as part of your Smoky Mountain Guides trip
Smoky Rides · a division of Smoky Mountain Guides
Shuttles, event & group transportation
The original Great Smoky Mountains shuttle. Skip the trailhead parking hunt, plan point-to-point hikes, and get your wedding guests up the mountain safely.
- Serving Smokies visitors
- ~20 yrs
- Happy riders
- 20k+
- Passengers per minibus
- 14
- Charter minimum
- 4 hr
Which ride do you need?
Guided trip, or just the ride?
Smoky Mountain Guides and Smoky Rides are one family with two jobs. If you want a guide, book a trip. If you just need to get somewhere, Smoky Rides will drive you.
Smoky Rides · transportation only
I just need a ride
- Daily hiker shuttles to Mt. LeConte trailheads
- Private custom shuttles and backpacking drop-offs
- Wedding guest transportation in Sprinter vans
- Corporate groups, cabin pickups, and distillery tours
National Park hiker shuttle
Daily shuttles to every Mt. LeConte trailhead
With the park’s parking-tag requirement and the elimination of roadside parking at popular trailheads, Smoky Rides runs convenient daily shuttles for day hikers and overnight backpackers to trailheads like Alum Cave and Rainbow Falls / Bull Head. It’s now easier than ever to plan a point-to-point hike.
- Shuttles run between Gatlinburg and popular trailheads for up to 10 hikers
- All rides are one way. Book a second shuttle for your return trip
- Reservations required. Walk-up service is not available
- Please arrive at least 15 minutes before departure
- Passengers must ride in a buckled van seat without a car or booster seat
Private custom shuttles
Multi-day backpacking drop-offs and pickups, supply runs, or a custom itinerary anywhere in the Great Smoky Mountains and beyond.
Weddings & special events
Great Smoky Mountain weddings deserve great transportation
Punctual, top-of-the-line transportation in Mercedes Sprinter vans and Ford Transits, with custom manifest designs and professional drivers. Preferred vendor for the region’s top mountain venues.
Full-day charters
Mountaintop venues
Reception shuttles
Bachelor & bachelorette parties
- Above the Mist: preferred vendor for 5+ years.
- The Trillium on Bluff Mountain: serving since the venue’s first wedding.
- The Lodge at Brothers Cove, Pigeon Forge: on a 450-acre resort.
- Beyond Gatlinburg: we also serve Asheville, Knoxville, and the wider Southeast.
Corporate & group transport
From corporate outings to distillery tours
Groups picked up right from their cabins, safe rides between distilleries, bachelor and bachelorette parties, and corporate retreats, all in comfortable, top-of-the-line vans.
They were completely dependable. At one point where we had a semi-emergency with one of our hikers, Smoky Rides was there immediately to help get everything resolved. So highly recommended!
Jack’s Bowstrings, Inc.Group hiker shuttle There are no words to express how lucky we are to have you be part of our special day! The transportation was safe and reliable. We love Smoky Rides!
Natini RodriguezWedding transportation The 3 P’s: professional, punctual and personable! They showed up 15 minutes early and made sure everyone was taken care of. 10/10 would recommend.
Amy HuntWedding shuttle (Google review)
Request a transportation quote
Share your itinerary, times, number of people, and any equipment. You’ll receive pricing within 24 hours.
865-562-2833