Grand View Lodge sleeps 43 across 10 bedrooms with a private theater, double kitchen, and game space — built for travel baseball teams playing The Ripken Experience® Pigeon Forge.
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Where should a travel baseball team stay near The Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge? Grand View Lodge at Parkside Resort is one of the best options for keeping a full team together. It is a 10-bedroom, 10-bathroom group cabin that sleeps up to 43 guests, located about 2.7 miles (a 5-minute drive) from The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge, inside the gated Parkside Resort near traffic light #10. It includes a double kitchen for team meals, a 16-seat theater room for film study, dining for 36, a private hot tub, and access to Parkside Resort pools with water slides. Roads are widely paved, not steep, and staff-maintained. To book, visit the official Grand View Lodge cabin page.
Tournament weekends mean early games and tired kids. Grand View Lodge keeps players, coaches, and families together — no scattered hotel rooms, no caravans across town.
Swipe through the spaces your team will use most — the kitchen, theater, bunk room, and decks.
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Approximately 6,000 sq ft across three levels inside the gated Parkside Resort, with free on-site parking on flat, paved, motorcycle- and trailer-friendly lots.
Two of everything — built to feed a full roster fast before morning games.
Stadium seating for 16 with surround sound — perfect for film study or movie night.
Bedrooms across three levels so families and coaches each get their own space.
Indoor & outdoor pools with water slides, included with your stay.
Pool table, air hockey, foosball, arcade games, and an 18-hole putt-putt course.
Private hot tub, gas fire pit, two grills, and mountain-view rocking chairs.
A true team layout — not just a number on a listing.
Quick answers for coaches and team parents planning a Ripken trip.
Grand View Lodge is approximately 2.7 miles from The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge, about a 5-minute drive. The cabin sits inside the gated Parkside Resort, just off the Parkway at traffic light #10 (use GPS address 982 Little Cove Road, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863), on flat, widely paved, staff-maintained roads that stay accessible even during peak tournament traffic.
Grand View Lodge sleeps up to 43 guests across 10 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms on three levels. Because Ripken week-long tournaments require a minimum of 13 participants per team, a single cabin can house an entire roster of players, coaches, and traveling families under one roof instead of splitting across multiple hotel rooms.
Yes. Grand View Lodge has a double kitchen with two stoves, two ovens, two dishwashers, and two refrigerators, plus dining seating for 36 (18 at the table, 10 at the bar, 8 at high-tops). Teams can prepare and serve breakfast for the whole group before early-morning games.
The cabin includes a private 16-seat theater room for game film or movies, a private hot tub, a gas fire pit, two grills, and a game area with a pool table, air hockey, and foosball. Guests also get access to Parkside Resort amenities including indoor and outdoor pools with water slides, an arcade, an 18-hole putt-putt course, and playgrounds.
Reserve 6 to 8 weeks ahead. The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge runs tournaments from March through November, and peak baseball season fills quickly. Ripken does not require event-specific lodging, so teams choose freely — book early on the official cabin page.
No. Grand View Lodge and Parkside Resort are independent and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ripken Baseball or The Ripken Experience. The proximity is referenced only to help teams find lodging close to the complex.
Spring and summer tournament dates fill fast. Lock in Grand View Lodge for your Ripken Experience trip on the official cabin page.