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Laurel Valley is a beautiful gated mountain community on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Townsend, Tennessee. "The Peaceful Side of the Smokies". Its 1,400 acres provide spacious home sites with some of the best views in East Tennessee. Please be mindful of the 25 mph speed limit and use the gate code issued to operate the gate between the hours of 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM. The trash compactor is for all Laurel Valley residents and guests. A map of the Laurel Valley community will be inside the check-in package issued upon checking in, and the trash compactor location is highlighted for your convenience. If you see a bear avoid the bear! Do not get between a mother bear and her cubs. She is very protective. If a bear shows behavior like huffs, short charges, or swats to the ground, it is demanding more space. DO NOT RUN; it might think of you as prey, and it will outrun you. Back up slowly, make noise, and look as big as possible by standing close to companions and waving your arms. Last, LOCK the doors of your vehicle and DO NOT leave food inside the vehicle. This is an invitation to bears to try and access your vehicle. Townsend offers an array of entertainment, such as Tuckaleechee Caverns, golfing, bicycling, horseback riding, hiking, tubing on the Little River, fly fishing, art galleries, and shopping. The Townsend Visitors Center is the Festival headquarters for Smoky Mountain Winter Heritage Festival, Tennessee Winter Beer Festival, Bronco Super Celebration, Smoky Mountain Fiber-Arts Festival, Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival, Little River Railroad Days, Scottish Festival & Games, Taste of the Smokies, July 4th Celebration & Fireworks, Smoky Mountain Hot Air Balloon Festival, Great Smoky Mountain Half & 5K, Fall Festival/Old Timers Day, Blue Ribbon Country Fair, Tuckaleechee Pottery Festival, Townsend Grains & Grits Festival, Big Meadow's Thanksgiving Dinner, and the Townsend Christmas Parade. Townsend is only miles away from Cades Cove located within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 30 minutes from Pigeon Forge, home to Dollywood theme park, and 50 minutes from Gatlinburg.