Dominos Pizza

Many visitors stay in cabins or rental condos outside the Parkway's dining blocks. Pizza delivery makes dinner simple, and a large pie handles a group with a range of tastes. Domino's also covers wings, pasta and breadsticks, so you can build a full meal without leaving your lodging. The $ price tier keeps it cheap relative to the sit-down restaurants on the strip.

The 3535 Parkway address and the phone number, 865-429-1818, come from a restaurant directory, and are not confirmed against Domino's store finder. Use dominos.com to see which store delivers to your address and its current hours. Delivery zones in the mountains can be limited. Some cabins up steep, winding roads are outside the delivery area, and carryout is a better choice there.

• Order early on busy nights. Fall weekends and summer evenings push delivery times longer.
• Know your address. Cabin addresses can confuse GPS, so give clear directions or meet the driver at the road.
• Use carryout if your cabin is far up a mountain road. The Parkway is only a few minutes' drive from most Pigeon Forge lodging.
• Carry cash or use the app, as the driver may not be able to find you quickly on dark mountain roads.

Pigeon Forge has dozens of sit-down restaurants and dinner shows, such as Dolly Parton's Stampede at 3849 Parkway, so a Domino's night works best as a counterweight to a busy trip. After a long hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a pizza on the cabin deck is hard to beat.

Remember that the park requires a parking tag for any vehicle stopped longer than 15 minutes. It costs $5 a day or $15 a week, and federal passes are not accepted in its place.