3 New Skills to Try in the Smokies

Are you looking for new activities for your next Smoky Mountains adventure? Here are our top three picks for expanding your horizons while enjoying the Great Smoky Mountains.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

With a beautiful campus nestled on a 13-acre wooded hillside in downtown Gatlinburg, surrounded by the Smokies, Arrowmont has been educating students of arts and crafts for nearly 7 decades. Students can Choose from one-night classes to two-week workshops, and stay right on site! Check out their catalog of workshops and classes and prepare to be inspired!

Guided Horseback Riding Tours

The Smoky Mountains Riding Stables offers guided horseback riding tours for beginners and experts alike! Learn how to ride horseback in the Smoky Mountains surrounded by breathtaking views and exciting terrain? Check out Smoky Mountain Riding Stables offerings here. You can also book a horseback ride with one of our Upper Pigeon River packages or Lower Pigeon River packages.

Fly Fishing 101

If learning to fly fish is on your bucket list, Little River Outfitters offers a free Fly Fishing 101 class. Taught by enthusiastic, passionate teachers with material developed by Orvis, you will have a blast while learning a new skill you can use in the great outdoors. There is no better there would be no better time to learn than while visiting the Smoky Mountains!

That’s a wrap for our round-up of new skills to try in the Smoky Mountains! Whether you’re horseback riding  or cultivating a new arts and crafts skill while relaxing in verdant mountain forests, you will be inspired and relaxed, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains.