Mountain Mysteries

Every year, more than 21 million people pass through Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Most come for the views. Some come for the trails. And a few of them—the ones who spend real time out there in the hollows and along the ridgelines—come back with something they don’t quite know how to explain.

Gatlinburg sits at the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains—the gateway where people step off pavement and into the Appalachian Trail. It’s a crossroads. Hikers start here. They pass through here. And when they come back, the stories come with them.

The Appalachian Mountains are some of the oldest in the United States, stretching over 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine. And across that entire spine, the same kinds of accounts keep showing up—whispered, passed down, or told only when the timing feels right.

That’s where this comes from.

The Gatlinburg Podcast exists to collect those stories.

Not the polished versions. Not the ones cleaned up for the record. The real ones—from mountain families who’ve watched the same land for generations, from hikers who came off the trail different than they went in, and from people who don’t scare easy but still won’t go back to certain places after dark.

We’re not here to prove anything. We’re here because the same patterns keep coming up.

And in these mountains, patterns matter.

Gatlinburg Podcast — Stories and voices from the mountains. Powered by Gatlinburg Radio — When the Mountain Speaks.

Mountain Mysteries

Local Legends

From Bigfoot sightings to haunted cabins, we share the stories locals whisper and visitors can’t forget.

Dive into the legends and strange tales of the Smoky Mountains.

Welcome to the Gatlinburg Podcast

The Gatlinburg Podcast is a program produced from Gatlinburg, Tennessee and featured on Gatlinburg Radio.

While the station sits in the Smoky Mountains, the stories we explore travel far beyond one town. This podcast follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains — from the ridges of the Great Smoky Mountains to communities, trails, and legends found all along Appalachia.

Each episode looks at the people, history, folklore, and mysteries that have shaped life in the mountains for generations.

Some stories come from local history.
Some come from old Appalachian folklore.
Some come from the strange and unexplained stories that have traveled the ridgelines for decades.

From mountain families and forgotten towns to the deep woods and long paths of the Appalachian Trail, the Gatlinburg Podcast explores the voices and experiences that define Appalachia.

The program is part of the growing lineup on Gatlinburg Radio, where stories, music, and voices from the mountains are shared with listeners everywhere.

Gatlinburg may be our home base — but Appalachia is the story.

Gatlinburg Podcast
A program of Gatlinburg Radio
Stories and voices from the mountains