The Shops at Lumberjack Square is the calm corner of the Pigeon Forge Parkway. Set just minutes north of the crowds and parking decks of The Island, this compact, walkable plaza pairs a handful of genuinely good specialty shops with easy dining, a discount cinema, and a few family attractions, all anchored by Paula Deen's Lumberjack Feud supper show next door. Locals know it by its former name, Walden's Landing, and it still has that low-key, browse-at-your-own-pace feel that's getting harder to find on the main strip.
What makes it worth a stop is the mix. You can fill a bag at the bulk candy wall, taste your way through a wall of hot sauces, pick up handmade soap that doubles as an easy gift, and grab a few flavors of gourmet popcorn for the cabin, all within a few steps of each other. Because it has its own free surface lot, there's none of the circling-for-a-spot stress that comes with the bigger shopping destinations down the road. It's the kind of place you wander into for twenty minutes and leave an hour later.
It also quietly solves the rainy-afternoon problem. Between the shops, the $5 movies at The Forge Cinema, a themed escape game, and old-time photos, a group can stay busy and mostly dry without much planning, then walk straight into a Lumberjack Feud dinner show to cap the night. For families staying in a Vantage cabin nearby, it's an easy, affordable, low-friction outing that doesn't eat a whole day.
Photos via Google — Irene Wood, Larry Pierson, The Soap Factory, Dale Burns, Danita Fancher
A small but well-chosen lineup of specialty shops, two of them worth the trip on their own.
Enough dining and entertainment in one plaza to turn a quick errand into an evening.
How to get the most out of one of Pigeon Forge's calmer stops.
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It's at 2528 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863, on the main Parkway just minutes from The Island. It was formerly known as Walden's Landing, and Paula Deen's Lumberjack Feud is next door at 2530 Parkway.
Highlights include Smoky Mountain Popcorn Company (gourmet popcorn), The Soap Factory (50+ scents of handmade plant-based soaps), Pepper Palace (hot sauces and rubs), Sweet! Candy Store, The Coal Miner's Daughter Mercantile, The Dugout sports memorabilia, and Funky Bears Gift Shop.
Yes. Lumberjack Square has its own free surface parking lot, which makes it an easy, low-stress stop compared with the larger, busier parking decks at The Island just down the Parkway.
Beyond the shops you'll find The Forge Cinema ($5 movies), Trapped Escape Game, Four Bandits Old Time Photos (pets welcome), the Master's Editions Gallery of Light, plus dining at The Yard Milkshake Bar, Smoky Mountain Brewery, Five Guys, and Calhoun's. Paula Deen's Lumberjack Feud supper show anchors the complex.
It's one of the better rainy-day stops in Pigeon Forge. Most of the shopping, the cinema, the escape rooms, and the dining are walkable in a compact area, so a group can fill a few hours without spending much time outdoors.
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