Hotels with pools in Gatlinburg

Black Bear Inn & Suites: the pool

Black Bear Inn & Suites has an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. It is a 3-star hotel in Gatlinburg, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) from Anakeesta.

  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Hot tub
3.6 (1,089)
Pool drawing for Black Bear Inn & SuitesIllustration, not to scale
This drawing shows the pool features the hotel lists, not its real layout.

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Black Bear Inn & Suites

1100 Parkway #1, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

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In the water

  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub

Pool season

The indoor pool is the year-round option. Outdoor water is most comfortable Jun to Aug, when average highs reach 80°F.

What guests say about the pool

42% positive in 40 Google reviews that mention the pool

Pool features

What Black Bear Inn & Suites lists
Water parkNot listed
Lazy riverNot listed
Water slideNot listed
Indoor poolYes Google Hotels amenity list
Outdoor poolYes Google Hotels amenity list
Heated poolNot listed
Hot tubYes amenity list and description

In the hotel description

Modest quarters in a low-key hotel offering free breakfast & an enclosed pool & hot tub.

Google Hotels description of Black Bear Inn & Suites

Checked November 2026 on Google Hotels. Pools close for repairs and seasons change: confirm with the hotel.

When to swim outside in Gatlinburg

  1. 47°Jan
  2. 51°Feb
  3. 59°Mar
  4. 69°Apr
  5. 75°May
  6. 80°Jun
  7. 83°Jul
  8. 82°Aug
  9. 78°Sep
  10. 68°Oct
  11. 58°Nov
  12. 50°Dec
Average daily high, °F. Highlighted: 80°F or warmer, comfortable for an unheated outdoor pool. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020, Gatlinburg 2 Sw, Tn Us station.

Where it is

  • 4.9Things to do
  • 5.0Restaurants
  • 4.9Transit
  • 2.3Airport

Parks and sights

  • Gatlinburg Space Needle0.3 miles (0.4 km)
  • Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies0.6 miles (1.0 km)
  • Anakeesta0.9 miles (1.4 km)
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Sugarlands Visitor Center)1.7 miles (2.8 km)
  • Dollywood6.7 miles (10.9 km)
  • Dollywood's Splash Country7.1 miles (11.5 km)
  • The Island in Pigeon Forge7.2 miles (11.6 km)
  • Soaky Mountain Waterpark13 miles (21 km)

Handy for families

  • Grocery store: Smokey Mountain Market & Sundries0.5 miles (0.8 km)
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens6.5 miles (10.4 km)
  • Urgent care: Urgent Care of the Smokies2.2 miles (3.5 km)

Straight-line distances. Places from OpenStreetMap.

The stay

From Google Hotels
Check-in / out15:00 / 11:00
BreakfastServed
Kitchen in roomNot listed
ParkingOn site
PetsNot listed
Kids clubNot listed
Game roomNot listed
Theme park shuttleNot listed

Questions

Is the pool at Black Bear Inn & Suites indoors or outdoors?

Both: it lists an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. The indoor pool is the year-round option. Outdoor water is most comfortable Jun to Aug, when average highs reach 80°F.

Is the pool heated?

The hotel does not say. Ask before a cool-season trip.

More fun pools nearby

  1. Bearskin Lodge on the River

    3-star hotel · Gatlinburg 4.5 (1,368)

    • Lazy river
    • Heated
    • Outdoor
    • Hot tub

    1.0 miles (1.6 km) to Anakeesta

  2. Reagan Resorts Inn

    2-star hotel · Gatlinburg 3.6 (1,033)

    • Kids pool
    • Outdoor

    0.8 miles (1.2 km) to Anakeesta

  3. Holiday Inn Express Gatlinburg Downtown

    3-star hotel · Gatlinburg 4.5 (1,530)

    • Slides
    • Kids pool
    • Indoor
    • Hot tub

    0.7 miles (1.1 km) to Anakeesta

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