Pizza Hut

The listing gives three sets of hours. Dine-in runs 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and until 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Carryout and delivery open at 9 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. most nights, with an 11 p.m. close on Friday and Saturday. The page notes that delivery hours can vary, so confirm on the day, especially around holidays.

3710 Parkway is toward the Gatlinburg end of Pigeon Forge, which makes it handy on the way back from the national park rather than the way out. Coming down from the Gatlinburg Bypass or Wears Valley, you pass this part of the Parkway before the heavier attraction blocks near Dollywood and the Island. If you are staying in a cabin in the hills above the Parkway, delivery may be the easy choice, but allow extra time on a Friday night in peak season, when the Parkway slows to a crawl.

• Dine-in versus carryout: The dine-in room is a plain sit-down pizza restaurant, useful when you have a group that wants a table and a quick, familiar meal after a long hiking day.
• Curbside pickup: If the kids are asleep in the car, curbside saves you from unbuckling everyone.
• Large groups: Reunion and church groups often buy several pizzas to carry to a rented lodge. Order early in the afternoon so the kitchen is not swamped at dinner.
• Park parking tag: If you stop anywhere inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 15 minutes, you need a parking tag ($5 daily, $15 weekly, $40 annual). Federal passes are not accepted. See the NPS fees page.

Pigeon Forge has dozens of local kitchens serving biscuits, fried chicken and pancakes, and most visitors want at least a couple of those meals. A chain pizza night is the pressure valve: nobody has to read a menu, everybody gets something, and you can be back at the cabin before dark. For a proper local meal, try one of the Parkway's Southern restaurants on a different night.

Check the Pizza Hut Pigeon Forge page for current hours and ordering links before you head over.