Riverfront hotel with free breakfast near dollywood gateway to smokies econo lodge riverside pigeon forge places you steps from the little pigeon river which flows along the hotels property a 15 minute drive brings you to dollywood and 10 minutes puts you at the entrance of great smoky mountains national park shopping and music gatlinburg flush with live music venues and artisans selling authentic regional crafts is a 20 minute drive if you feel like staying local you can hit the shop