First Annual Smoky Valley Rally June 4-7

Lenoir City, Tennessee will welcome motorcycle enthusiasts to the best riding pavement in the U.S. June 4-7, 2009 for the first annual Smoky Valley Rally.

This inaugural rally will help fill the gap left by the canceled 2009 Honda Hoot, giving riders a new opportunity to ride the twists of the Dragon and a host of lesser known roads during this long weekend of live music, street parties, self-guided tours, and one of the largest arts and crafts festivals in the South.

Smoky Valley Rally will feature planned rides every day for all registered attendees. Planned rides include RT 129/the Dragon; Fall Creek Falls, Cherohala Skyway, and a poker run. Attendees also can take a riverboat breakfast cruise on the Watts Bar Belle riverboat and kayak on the Tennessee River, among other activities.

Smoky Valley Rally general activities will begin daily, rain or shine, at Loudon Municipal Park at 8:30 a.m. Daily passes are $10 and an event pass for all four days is $25. This year’s event will feature live music every evening at the park along with contests, vendor displays and demonstrations, and concessions.


DIRECTIONS: Take I-75 to exit 72 (Loudon/Hwy 72). Proceed south on Hwy 72 one mile. Take left on Roberson Springs Road. Entrance to park is on left. Loudon Municipal Park, 1470 Roberson Springs Road, Loudon, TN 37774.


For general information about Smoky Valley Rally, please call Loudon Parks and Recreation at 865-458-7525. For information on accommodations, call the Loudon County Visitors Bureau at 888-568-3662 or visit www.visitloudoncounty.com.