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Outside Magazine's 2003 Family Travel Guide

Multisport Dude Ranching
Del Rio, Tennessee

By Tim Brookes & Jeff Rice


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Rounding up the usual suspects. (Courtesy, French Broad Outpost)

Gannon's French Broad Outpost Ranch
CAPACITY – 40 guests

SADDLE UP – Hop on an Arabian, the Mercedes of trail horses, and head for the foothills of the Smoky Mountains along the French Broad River east of Knoxville. One- to two-hour rides are offered twice daily, or try your hand at the biweekly cattle drive. An optional overnight pack trip goes to a ridgetop overlooking the lodge.

OUT OF THE SADDLE – Try Class II-IV whitewater rafting on the French Broad and Pigeon rivers or visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 17 miles away, to hike part of the Appalachian Trail.

LODGING – The four lodge rooms, decorated with 19th-century Yankee memorabilia, each sleep four. Four log cabins, with loft bedroom, bath, kitchen, and porch, accommodate four to eight people.

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GRUB HIGHLIGHT – Ask the chef to panfry your freshly caught smallmouth bass.

KIDS – Free program (ages five to 12) includes a kid rodeo.

COST – $1,200 per adult per week; $750 per child five to 12; children under five stay free.

CONTACT – 800-995-7678, www.frenchbroadriver.com


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