Take a moment and clearly visualize the freedom to live an exclusive dream - It's real and it's a place called Rivercrest but it's certainly not for those who can't dare to dream and see tranquility and splendor in your life.

Yes, it's true. Your private paradise is warmly found on the banks of the French Broad River - And nestled deep within the heart of the Great Smokey Mountains - Where the Cherokee National Forest majestically surrounds you.

Learn more about The Rivercrest Community.

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The Appalachian Mountain range that defines the eastern edge of Middle East Tennessee served to isolate and buffer the area for centuries, with only hardy pioneers breaching the crests to join Native Americans who used it as their hunting grounds.

With Knoxville serving as the main trade center, mountain towns tended to be small and inclusive, seeing few visitors and fewer newcomers. Those who settled in the mountains scratched subsistence living out of rocky soil and kept to themselves. “Flatland Furriners” weren’t always welcome.  

Learn why more people are calling East Tennessee mountains home.

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It’s as much what Tennessee has as what it doesn’t that fans the flames of mountain home construction.    “We don’t have a state income tax, and prices [for homes in this area] are much lower than people from the North or Florida are used to,” says Richard Maples, co-owner with Jeff Bailey of Townsend’s 547-acre Kinzel Springs development. 

“We have four seasons, lower taxes and a lower cost of living,” notes Cathy Ackermann, who is developing Norton Creek in Pigeon Forge, along with her partner, Robin Turner.

Learn why more people are escaping to the mountains.

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