Where To Find Groceries For Your Cabin
Posted by Leif Palmer in Wears Valley
If you plan to stay at a cabin in Pigeon Forge, you'll likely have a full schedule when it comes to relaxing and playing in the Great Smoky Mountains. And we're sure you'll also do your share of eating out in places like Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, since this entire area is home to virtually every kind of restaurant you could imagine.
But we also hope you take advantage of one of the biggest amenities our cabins have to offer – full kitchens, complete with refrigerators, ovens/stoves, microwaves, dishwashers and all the cookware, dishes and utensils you'll need to prepare and enjoy a home-cooked meal.
A lot of folks just like to use the refrigerator to keep their snacks and beverages chilled for the week, and maybe they'll use the oven or microwave to heat up a pizza or re-heat restaurant leftovers. But some of our guests like to go all out, whether it's grilling steaks and burgers on our outdoor grills or whipping up a recipe from scratch in the kitchen itself.
However you plan to approach your dining strategy for the cabin, you're going to need groceries, so this week, we thought we'd steer you in a few directions, because this is a question we do get from time to time.
If you're wanting to go for the full-on, full-service supermarket experience, you might want to start with Kroger in Pigeon Forge. It's located on Wears Valley Rd., which is the same road you take to get from Pigeon Forge to our office in Wears Valley. From Kroger to your cabin probably won't be more than a 15-minute drive.
This national grocer has a full selection of just about anything you can think of in terms of groceries as well as household supplies like toilet paper and paper towels. You'll also find a meat department, bakery, pharmacy and more to help you with all your vacation-supply needs.
If you're coming from the opposite direction, there's an IGA supermarket in Townsend, TN, which is on the west side of Wears Valley. It doesn't have quite the selection that Kroger does, but it is a full-service supermarket, and you should be able to find pretty much anything you would need at that location as well.
Here in Wears Valley itself, we don't have any of the national brand supermarket chains, but you will find some markets with a little more local flavor.
For example, at Smoky Mountain Grocery, you can find most of the essentials you'll need for meals and snacks, but they offer the added benefit of delivering your groceries to your cabin. The service costs $29.99 (plus groceries) and $49.99 on Sundays. They can even arrange to have your groceries waiting for you in your kitchen when you arrive at your cabin. Some may not want to pay that price for that kind of service, but for many, it saves the time and hassle of shopping and driving to the supermarket.
For quick stops and last-minute items, Wears Valley also has a Dollar General Store as well as the Wears Country Market & Grill, a gas/convenience store that may come in handy when time is more of a factor than price.
About Leif Palmer
Leif Palmer loves residing in the Smoky Mountains. He is an avid outdoorsman: rowing for exercise on the lake, trail hiking, and free climbing rocks in the mountains. He indulges his arty side by periodically beating up pieces of marble by sculpting. He is always frustrated by his inability to sink long putts, and hates his curly hair (but his wife loves it). Leif has been known to muster enough courage to change a diaper, and hopes his son will become a chip off the old block.
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