Gatlinburg Welcome Center

The mountains are calling! Gatlinburg is perfectly suited for big adventures in the great outdoors. Experience your own mountaintop adventure right from downtown. With miles of hiking trails in the mountains and tons of dining options, attractions, shopping, and arts and crafts in town, Gatlinburg is your basecamp for adventure in every season.

Hours of operation: Monday through Sunday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Limited parking. Can get very crowded.

There are two gift shops here. To the left is a private gift shop and is where the penny machine is. To the right is a National Parks gift shop and is where the tokens are.

Machine 1 is to the left after you enter. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border with 'Gatlinburg':
1. (H) Bear in front of mountains with 'Tennessee'.
2. (H) 'The Mountains are Calling, TN'.
3. (H) Silhouette of a bear facing left with ', TN'.
4. (H) Mountains with ', TN'.

1" mini-token 99¢ each plus tax at the gift shop cash register. Designs:
Need scan/ photo of tokens, front and back, on a plain white background. Thanks
1/24: They had 6 National Park token styles in stock, and at 99 cents they are the cheapest you will find.

Commemorative Coin is inside the National Park gift shop. $8.95 plus tax. Design:
Obverse: Bear paw in front of a bear walking through trees and mountains behind with 'Great Smoky Mountains National Park'
Reverse: Clingmans Dome with 'Clingmans Dome 6,643 feet'.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N35° 48' 26" Longitude: W83° 34' 29"
Google Maps coordinates: PFMH+G6 Gatlinburg, Tennessee

4/3/25 machine is still in the same location and working fine. DWT

7/8/26: working great. Make sure to bring your own pennies, the visitor center did not have any and it takes only quarters.